Gods of Egypt
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
Critics Sentiment
Horus regains power and kills Set atop obelisk
Set ambushes heroes in his pyramid's power source
The film's biggest drop occurs when the heroes reach Set's pyramid only to be predictably betrayed, falling from the quest momentum to tired formula.
Gods of Egypt follows a classic adventure arc that starts modestly, builds through the buddy partnership between Bek and Horus, stumbles through repetitive middle sequences, then recovers for a visually spectacular finale. Critics consistently praised the central chemistry and visual effects while criticizing the predictable plotting and over-reliance on CGI.
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Horus
Brenton Thwaites
Bek
Gerard Butler
Set
Chadwick Boseman
Thoth
Élodie Yung
Hathor
Geoffrey Rush
Ra
Courtney Eaton
Zaya
Abbey Lee
Anat
Bryan Brown
Osiris
Emma Booth
Nephthys
Goran D. Kleut
Anubis
Rachael Blake
Isis
Kenneth Ransom
Sphinx
Rufus Sewell
Urshu
Bruce Spence
Head Judge
Yaya Deng
Astarte
Alexander England
Mnevis
Emily Wheaton
Young Maidservant
Matt Ruscic
Urshu Guard
Robyn Nevin
Sharifa
Crew
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