Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Wholly Moses! (1980)

Columbia Pictures
Directed by Gary Weis
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Sony Movie Channel)

Dreadful Biblical satire is never funny, which is quite an accomplishment given the wealth of material. Dudley Moore overhears God talking to Moses and thinks he is the "chosen one" to lead the slaves out of Egypt. He wanders around the Holy Land in a series of unconnected vignettes. There are many cameos which add very little to the proceedings, even Richard Pryor as a jive talking pharaoh seems forced. The lovely and talented Laraine Newman is wasted as Moore's love interest.

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