Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

arlen-39716 I just started this on the DVR for a little Saturday morning background music and got totally wrapped up in it again! From the very opening I couldn't turn away and couldn't stop singing along. When I was little my parents went to see the show on Broadway and came back to Cincinnati and bought the album and played it around the house. I listened to it over and over and have known every word of it nearly all my life. Of course my first exposure that caused this kind of emotional attachment will always be MY favorite as is the case with these other reviewers. I only wish they would recognize that! With the original broadway cast being my first love, the 1973 movie adaptation was 'crap' to me at first. Over time I have learned to appreciate the differences and enjoy the movie whenever I could catch it. When this new adaption aired, I loved it from the start. Perhaps a little perspective and maturity will help these haters to appreciate this marvelous performance over time. I'm not sure why, maybe because the music is so damn good or maybe because I go back to my childhood when my father was alive and my mother didn't have dementia and I had no worries in the world, but this presentation makes me bawl so hard I can barely sing along with it. Does anyone else experience that?

woodygoodnight I think people forget the movie version came out 45 years ago. So many other things have been remade 5 times in that span. I am not sure why folks complain about not hearing over the audience. I am guessing they are on TV's that came out 45 years ago. You can change the sound setting on the new TV's to play quality music. I had no trouble. I enjoyed seeing Legend interact with the audience. The "Hosanna" song where he got them all clapping was amazing. That is what theater is all about. As far as people saying he was miscast as Christ, well we all know those are veiled prejudicial statements. Legend is a classically trained musician. He was excepted into Harvard and Georgetown on his music merits. He was a child prodigy on the piano and vocals. He was a music director by his junior year. He never missed a single note or word in any song. He has an Oscar, a Tony and multiple Grammy's. Rice and Webber worked with him on every song. His tone and pitch were perfect. He is an amazing talent. If he earns an Emmy with this performance, he will be a very select few to earn an EGOT. As far as the perception of being miscast, Jesus (A name he never heard once during his time on earth) was born Jewish, died Jewish, and was resurrected Jewish. He will return Jewish as well. All of those "J" words and not one J in the Hebrew alphabet. His name was actually Yeshua or Immanuel. The Bible does not give many descriptions of his appearance, but it does give several key ones. His skin was bronze, and his hair was like wool. It also said he looked like a son of Judah. He looked Jewish. He would have had a long beard, sideburns, and probably dark skin and hair. The Nazarene's came over from Greece. He would have probably worn a yamika as well. He also warned against preachers wearing white robes. His robes were probably natural linens or wool. Bleaching was only for the very wealthy. Legend stepped into some big shoes. He comes from a preacher family in the Mid West in a country Jesus never heard of or stepped foot in. But I think he would have smiled at this performance. It was beautifully done and moved people.

alghs74 Would have been a 10 but too many commercials. Will be looking to purchase the commercial free edition.

peezee-91675 Jesus played by John Legend"" - indicates my opinion"Aggressive, reckless, cocky, arrogant are the words I would use to describe John Legend's portrayal. Not qualified to play Jesus, need the quality of slave, timelessness, like BrandoSeems like Jesus is this high knowledge guy who knows more than everyone else as is critical that others don't know what he knows. Not quite as accepting and embracing of sinners as I imagine it. The whole spectacle seems more like a berkeley co op party/ emo goth rock concert than a search for the truth. I'd use the movie Gandhi as the example for a great movie regarding a worthy man who gave his life to a higher need. A sacrifice to the highest love.Presentation of Jesus as a MAN - quote unquote JUST A MAN. Presentation of Mary Magdalene as the lover of Jesus who Jesus needs when his life gets too hard when too many decrepit sick people ask for his help - when this happened he literally says HEAL YOURSELVES. This is when they crowd around him in their bandages, when they slowly crawl towards him telling him of their problems and asking to be healed. All this is in singing of course as it is one can see a concert quote unquote of this quote unquote man.Those who do evil sympathize with evil, those who do good sympathize with all. I pray we can do good on earth.