Gods of Egypt

Right now you can watch Gods of Egypt in Australia on Netflix and Stan, and in the US on YouTube TV and MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. With 4,386 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Gods of Egypt earns its spot. What makes Gods of Egypt work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt. The human element stays intact thanks to Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Brenton Thwaites, who anchor every scene. It hit screens in 2016. Gods of Egypt resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Gods of Egypt is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Watch for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.