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  Review by Nathan Rabin ★★★★ 6

  From the director of BLACK SWAN and REQUIEM FOR A DREAM comes some REALLY fucked up shit.

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  Review by ellie ✨ ★★ 8

  me 15 minutes in: [pauses, goes into the next room]
  mum: hello
  me: hi. are there rock monsters in the bible?
  her: rock monsters?
  me: yes.
  her: in the bible?
  me: yes.
  her, with - i assume - the entire fifteen years she took me to church flashing before her eyes: no.
  me: i feel like they might turn out to be angels?
  her: rock monster angels.
  me: maybe?
  her: no.

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  Review by Ruslan Mavrodinov ★★★★★ 6

  Rather than delivering a straightforward adaptation of the famous Biblical tale that would appease most ultra-religious purists, Aronofsky has crafted a madly audacious and awe-inspiring hybrid of a dark psychological thriller, a gritty family melodrama on steroids, a fantastical sci-fi disaster epic, an environmental cautionary tale and a challenging philosophical parable that poses deep, timeless questions with its themes of morality and sin, faith and hope, revenge and forgiveness. A work of wild ambition, striking artistry and dramatic intensity, Noah intertwines genres and defies expectations with its unconventional storytelling, creative liberties, spectacular visuals and transcendent music score, infusing the grand scope of the flood myth with a deeply intimate and absorbing character study, firmly anchored by Crowe’s heartbreaking performance and Aronofsky’s fearless direction.

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  Review by Harry Ridgway ★★★★ 104

  The arresting fashion in which Darren Aronofsky injects profundity into a predominantly superficial genre may be the most impressive accomplishment of the resplendent and epic Noah. Aronofsky, a filmmaker with the incessant purpose to innovate and redefine, puts forth one of his most divergent motion pictures but simultaneously one of his most mainstream with this re-imagining of Noah's ark. A true blockbuster on the surface, the sweeping temperament of Noah is uncommonly matched with intelligence and a bonafide, gravitating narrative that elevates this latest Aronofsky venture from a grand blockbuster into a visceral and provocative experience.

  Preternatural is a word that fundamentally encompasses the lasting impression Noah leaves on the viewer. It's fantastical in its depiction of a world before…

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  Review by pd187 ★★★★ 8

  nobody remembers it but 2014 when this came out glenn beck went around for a month calling it "the babylonian chainsaw massacre"

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  Review by Wesley R. Ball ★ 18

  My favorite part of the Bible was when the giant rock people appeared to help Noah build his ark. And the part where he tried to kill his family because the crazy invisible sky man told him to? Classic.

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  Review by davidehrlich ★★ 1

  aka Russell Crowe's Vegemite Tales. when it rains, it bores. the most refreshingly strange $150+ million movie since Hugo, but Aronofsky's bombast has never been so dull. more than any of his previous films, NOAH exposes his fundamental weaknesses as a filmmaker... his affinity for bombast at all times, often at the expense of interesting drama. the rock monster angels and other assorted silliness is amusing enough, but to what end? ultimately a banal and unprovocative telling of – ugh – yet *another* origin story... and weighed down by convention of all things, especially in the godawful Ray Winstone character who brings absolutely zero to the narrative or the dynamic between Noah and his sons. Clint Mansell has never been…

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  Review by Eli Hayes 22

  First of all, anybody who criticizes this film for not being "accurate" is not making a valid point, because how could one create a 100% accurate 2+ hour adaptation of a story as minimal as Noah's fraction of Genesis? As Aronofsky has said, "The film is inspired by the story of Noah. While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values, and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide. The biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis." And I completely agree with him... Noah is, above all else, a fantasy film with biblical inspiration. But as for the movie…

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  Review by CinemaCl🎃wn ★★½ 5

  Darren Aronofsky's debut feature was about a mathematician obsessed with numbers & patterns. Requiem for a Dream was about the lives of 4 individuals heavily addicted to drugs. The Fountain was a 1000-year odyssey of a man obsessively trying to save the woman he loves. The Wrestler was about a well-past-his-prime wrestler obsessed with his earlier glory within that square ring. And Black Swan was about a ballerina obsessed with perfection.

  In every single one of these stories, the characters' obsessions lead them to only one path; the path to self-destruction. But Noah presents Aronofsky's own obsession with the tale of Noah's Ark which he had been wanting to bring on the silver screen for years & in quite an ironic but…

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  Review by Evan ★★★½ 3

  A very interesting take on a story that I first learned about at around the age of 6. Russell Crowe gives a great performance as Noah. Emma Watson was top notch too! I wasn't expecting her to be as great as she was! The rest of the cast also does a very good job. Everything looked really awesome.

  The film did have some pacing issues and I was slightly bored at times. Other than that it was pretty good. Not the Noah story I was accustom to, but I didn't have many problems with this version.

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  Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 4

  How many films anymore can be classified as an "epic"? Noah sure can. It's an absolute blast, with incredible moments of character building and fantastic action sequences. I found Noah to be an ambitious and stunning piece of work, one that I can easily call my favorite film of 2014 so far.

  The Awesome: The film-making is off the charts. Massive amounts of extras, massive sets, massive action scenes, massive emotions; everything in Noah feels massive. Yet, It's a film that feels intimate as well, bringing us characters that we come to care about; and moments that showcase some truly great acting. Russell Crowe is perfect as Noah, bringing a stern and emotional side to a man called to a…

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  Review by Owen ★★½ 6

  emphasis on NO