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This all-star comedy cast (circa 1980) promised a lot of laughs (come on: Richard Pryor, Dudley Moor, John Ritter, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Loraine Newman, just to name a few), but it pretty much fell miserably on its face. Moore's absented-minded clumsiness works its charm only so much, and the script/plot really didn't do anyone any favors. Having fun with biblical stories can be good natured fun or delve into mockery. It stayed in the good natured realm, but I only wish it would have been fun. One baby floating in a basket pushing the other out of the way as they both sailed the Nile was kind of cute, seeing John Houseman coldly lead several angels in their plans to destroy New Sodom was clever, but cinematic history certainly has forgotten this little mishap of a film.


On the redemtive side of things, it was cool to see Moore's character, Herschel (who overheard the call of Moses and thought the Lord was speaking to him), have a conversation with the Lord to clear things up. The dialogue was actually both entertaining and edifying. His take on idols was quite funny and shed some light on the topic of false worship.


2 : Obscenities
90% : Spiritual Relevancy


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