OF GODS AND MORTALS
who’s retrieved one of his eyes from Set’s vault, will help him reclaim his crown.
And thus begins an increasingly outlandish series of special effectsladen action sequences in which the pair battle such creatures as two giant serpents piloted by sexy female gods who, along with all of the other women in ancient Egypt, seem costumed by Victoria’s Secret. Along the way they’re joined by Hathor (Elodie Yung), the goddess of love, who has a knack for getting males of both the god and human variety to do what she wants.
Among the other gods making brief appearances are Anubis (Goran D. Kleut), the canine-headed god of death who escorts Zaya into the afterlife; Thoth (Chadwick Boseman), the god of wisdom, who seems awfully full of himself; and Ra, the sun god, whose duties include camping out on what looks like a giant spaceship and engaging in a nightly battle with a cosmic worm. The last character, frequently shown as being on fire, is played by Geoffrey Rush.
It’s all as ridiculous as it sounds, and yet somehow Gods of Egypt doesn’t even manage to be campy enough to be an entertaining guilty pleasure. Partly it’s a result of the extensive CGI effects which, although elaborate and obviously expensive, still manage to look cheesy. Any five minutes of a Ray Harryhausen-designed stop-motion sequence is more magical than everything on display here.
Butler, his skin unfortunately darkened as if he was spending too much time at the tanning salon with John Boehner, seems to be going through the motions. CosterWaldau fares better, although between this and Game of Thrones he must be wondering if he’ll ever be allowed to wear pants. – Reuters/ Hollywood Reporter