Noah – reviews of Aronofsky's 'astonishing' fantasy ark epic

Aronofsky's grand, poetic blockbuster brings new life to a familiar Bible story, say critics

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What you need to knowDarren Aronofsky's biblical fantasy epic Noah opens in UK cinemas today. The film directed and co-written by Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) is loosely based on the Bible story of Noah's Ark.

In Aronosfky's retelling of the story, Russell Crowe stars as Noah, a man who experiences a terrible vision and realises he must build a boat to rescue the world from a catastrophic flood brought about by the environmental destruction wrought by Cain's descendants. With Jennifer Connolly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson and Anthony Hopkins.

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