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Here's what critics are saying about movie

Gerard ButlerĀ  as an Egyptian in "Gods of Egypt."
Gerard ButlerĀ  as an Egyptian in "Gods of Egypt."
"Gods of Egypt" which received criticisms for a predominantly white cast, has made its debut in Nigeria cinemas. Find out if it's worth your time and money.
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Directed by Alex Proyas, which stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Gerard Butler, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Courtney Eaton, and Geoffrey Rush, is currently showing in Nigeria cinemas.

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The movie which received criticisms for a predominantly white cast is without doubt one of the most controversial movies of the year. Find out if it's worth your time and money.

I enjoyed "Gods of Egypt" despite the lazily generic non-story, the dubious Eurocentric casting and (intentionally?) unconvincing effects that make you wonder (another imponderable) why they didn't just make this an animated picture."New York Times.

[An] ungodly jumble of a mortals-versus-deities rumble, placed in the time before the pyramids were tourist attractions."Toronto Star.

shoddy special-effects howler that makes a hash out of both Egyptian mythology and human logic."Entertainment Weekly.

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"Gods of Egypt is also a just plain bad movie. The plot is confusing, yet boring. The visuals look expensive, yet cheesily fake. And the performances are uninteresting, yet ... well, they're just uninteresting." Associated Press.

"Might have merited a so-bad-it's-good schadenfreude fanbase had it maintained the unintentional laughs of the first ten minutes. Instead, it skids into dullness, thus negating the camp classic that it so often verges on becoming."The Wrap.

"This is by any measure a dreadful movie, a chintzy, CG-encrusted eyesore that oozes stupidity and self-indulgence from its every pore."Variety.

"Director Alex Proyas' movie feels like a bad video game."New York Daily News.

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The upcoming 2016 movie stars Butler as an Egyptian god of darkness, Set, who takes over the throne of the Egyptian empire. A mortal hero, Bek, allies with the Egyptian godĀ Horus, in a mission to save the world and to rescue his love.

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