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Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: Why another version of this oft-filmed tale? Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: Plods across the screen with the thudding portent of an earnest Sunday-school lesson. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Unfortunately [O'Toole and Sharif are] separated by five centuries, and never share a scene. For a movie with the most righteous of intentions, that's perhaps the most grievous moviemaking sins of all. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: In itself, it's a riveting story. Unfortunately, director Michael Sajbel has envisioned an overwrought Lifetime movie of the week, complete with an Esther who could be a cast member of Laguna Beach and a king notable only for his washboard abs. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Esther's triumph isn't because of divine intervention. It's her humanity and bravery that make her a legend, and make that One Night worth remembering, 2,500 years later. Read more