BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

shock_wave_1339 This movie was a quick-and-dirty Cliff Notes version of the novel which I have read. The major events from the book were presented but many wonderful supporting characters were left out. Even what was presented was altered from the original novel including the ending. The 1959 version was much better and truer to the novel but even it left out a lot, the novel is very long but a good read.

imdb-942-240064 I am a huge fan of the original Ben-Hur movie but did think it was a bit outdated. When I heard a new version was being made I was waiting in anticipation. And I'm not one of those people that thinks the original version was the best and difficult to surpass. But this movie is so bad in terms of casting, script, storyline and cinematography, I need to warn any potential viewers to stay away. I tried to watch this on the plane, TV and gave it one last chance on my business travel in my hotel room. I was that desperate to like this movie. But I could not stand watching this for more than 5 minutes at a time. I rarely ever say this but this is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

Ian (Flash Review)Rather than dive into the lengthy story of this latest Ben-Hur, I'll say at a high level it is about love, friendship, honor and determination during the period when Jesus walked the Earth. Many say there was no need to recreate the massive 3.5hr famous epic 1959 version with Heston. Hollywood felt otherwise and peppered this movie with money and marketing resources yet didn't focus enough on a crisp story. I don't recall much from the 1959 version but this felt too glossy and the historical chariot race was modernly jarring and frantic; mildly entertaining while lacking character. I'm not sure if the scenes with Jesus were better worked into the 1959 story to highlight his importance but here he was sporadically mentioned and then they bolted on his respectfully produced and told crucifixion scene. The inclusion, flow and pacing of that final scene was unexpected. One darkly amusing part was with a loyal battleship drummer who was determined to keep the beat for the rowers despite being set on fire by a flame arrow.

robairlb-29914 well it is a great movie and who cares about the history if it is true or not since no one was there and no one knows if it is true or not...to me as an audience i enjoyed every moment of it, the story is amazing and the places where it is filmed is great, good music and the last chariot scene is brilliant