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Exodus (1960)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
5/16
5/16:
Exodus was going so well until the conclusion of the boating incident.
Then, it became another bland war picture. This time, it's about terrorism, a stance I obviously don't support, to solve
problems between Israel and Palestine. Once again, Paul Newman is ordinary. Yes, he's a beautiful specimen who
must bare himself to show off his chiseled torso. Paul Newman would later express regret for taking part in the film.
Sal Mineo was awarded an Oscar nomination. What for? He doesn't do anything special except to give a silly, artificial speech about
what he did in the Holocaust (yeah, right...we're talking about Sal Freaking Mineo here, the creepy dork from
Rebel Without a Cause). Other than that, Sal Mineo is miscast as he looks more Arab
than Jewish.
My biggest beef is the already-too-old Eva Marie Saint's Kitty's disgusting ways of doing things. She
makes me want to smash her in the face with a heavy saucepan when she decided to take the Jewish girl to America only because
she's "white," "blond," "blue-eyed," and "beautiful."
All in all, Mort Sahl's famous rallying cry "Otto, let my people go!" is exactly how I felt after enduring Exodus for
three unbelievable hours.