Russell Crowe Goes Off on ‘Absolute Stupidity’ of Noah Critics

The Darren Aronofsky film Noah has come under fire by religious groups for straying from the story’s Biblical message, but star Russell Crowe fired back on Good Morning America Wednesday morning, calling such criticism “absolute stupidity” from people who haven’t even seen the movie yet.

Noah has been panned for its inaccuracies, but Crowe insisted it’s a very respectful film and took a few shots at critics speaking out before actually seeing it.

“We’ve had probably over a year now of harsh criticism from a bunch of people who have put their name and stamp on an opinion that’s not even based on the movie or seeing the movie, just an assumption of what it could be or how bad it could be or, you know, how wrong it could be in their eyes. Which, you know, I think quite frankly is bordering on absolute stupidity.”

He added it has a universal message that you can appreciate whether you’re religious or not.

Glenn Beck was one of the people railing against the movie before seeing it, but he decided, in fairness, to watch it for himself, and came away from the experience still hating it.

You can watch the video below, via ABC:

[h/t THR]

[photo via screengrab]

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