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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrIntelligence applied exactly where it is most rare: in the lavish, star-studded epic. Otto Preminger’s 1960 film, based on the Leon Uris novel, makes fine use of dovetailed points of view in describing the birth pains of Israel.
- 80The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherA dazzling, eye-filling, nerve-tingling display of a wide variety of individual and mass reactions to awesome challenges and, in some of its sharpest personal details, a fine reflection of experience that rips the heart.
- Though the film is overlong, the story is movingly told, the production values are high, and Ernest Gold's Oscar-nominated score is considered a classic.
- 75Orlando SentinelOrlando SentinelExodus, a marathon undertaking by producer/director Otto Preminger, is among film epics such as Quo Vadis, War and Peace, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia and Spartacus that were churned out during the 1950s and '60s. [05 Apr 1992, p.55]
- 75The Seattle TimesJohn HartlThe Seattle TimesJohn HartlBased on the Leon Uris bestseller, the movie itself remains a leisurely, unevenly acted yet fascinating history lesson that helps put recent Middle East events in perspective. [01 Oct 1992, p.G3]
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasTrumbo's dialogue has its corny moments, purple patches and inevitable preachy passages, and the cast is jarringly uneven...but on the whole Exodus is a formidable accomplishment embracing suspense, danger, passion, romance, politics, religion, intrigue, sacrifice and bravery in an entertaining fashion for 3 1/2 hours. [10 Sep 1998, p.F12]
- 63Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachIt's a tough slog, but worth seeing once. [08 Nov 2008, p.4C]
- 60The TelegraphThe TelegraphIt's hugely overblown, and tones down the novel's force, but is carried along by skilful direction from Otto Preminger and a magnificent score by Ernest Gold. [15 May 2010, p.31]
- 50Time OutTime OutWatchable mainly for the sheer skill and drive of Preminger's direction, although at 220 minutes even that long outstays its welcome.