Posted on 10/13/2006 1:21:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin
DON'T get your hopes up for "One Night With the King." It isn't about a hot time in the sack with Elvis. No, it's a dull time in the theater with Esther. Esther (Tiffany Dupont) is a nice Jewish girl from ancient Babylon who becomes wife of Xerxes, king of Persia (an area now know as Iran), and prevents the slaughter of her race. (Nice going!)
Director Michael O. Sajbel has gathered what is sometimes known as a "cast of thousands," as well as Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. The cinematography and sets look great, but the script is a bummer. It's overlong, overwrought and overblown.
ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING
Running time: 123 minutes. Rated PG (violence, sexuality). At the Empire, 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue.
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Xerxes--one of the coolest names out of history (even if it is the Hellenized version--I like it). Too bad the actual ruler was lame.
He once had the ocean flogged for sinking some of his ships..
For a better review, go to http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0002922.cfm
Just saw the movie last night. It was excellent and very enjoyable. We hope to get the DVD when it comes out.
The theatre had promotion posters for a nativity story, which we plan on seeing, too.
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