I read some reviews of the video and say it was very simple to gaga. They expected more controversy.
example:
1) PopEater thought Gaga was playing it too safe for once. “[Gibson] and Gaga decided to tone down the religious aspects of the video but did they tone it down too much? Gaga just isn’t Gaga without a little controversy and we’re afraid that ‘Judas’ may be playing it on the safe side.”
2) Consequence of Sound agrees with MTV, saying that the vid has a “standard dance routine, skimpy outfits, and creepily enthusiastic back-up dancers” and although the video features modern-day religious characters, “The rest, though, is fairly tame.”
3) As for us at Idolator, we’re a bit underwhelmed with the video, which feels like a Euro-pop version of Jesus Christ Superstar mashed up with Easy Rider, and we’re particularly disappointed with the basic choreography that looks straight off an old VHS tape of Sweatin’ To The Oldies. However, there are some interesting visuals in the clip, and we realize we can’t always get “Bad Romance”s and “Telephone”s all the time.
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