Rating: PG13
Genre:
Epic
Release Date: 11/18/2003
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD
Run Time: 113 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Nudity, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
Director
Bruce Beresford has safely stayed within the domain of the Bible and not strayed into patches of Hollywood fiction in this routine version of the story of
David (
Richard Gere). For that reason, anyone unfamiliar with Biblical history might be puzzled by the episodic presentation of
David's life. In the opening scenes,
Samuel condemns
Saul and anoints the young
David as his heir, and in fairly quick succession
David slays
Goliath, incurs
Saul's jealous wrath, leaves, and, much later, comes back to rule after Saul has died. Once
David is on the throne,
Bathsheba and then
Absalom enter into the picture. Interspersed are brutal scenes of fighting, but not much in the way of motivation for
David's complex behavior. Gaps in the narration or unclear motivation may be the result of trying to cover too many events in a 114-minute running time.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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