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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 18 Aug 2016

Considering the track record of the star and director, at least I can say there are no vampires or zombies introduced into this technically…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 18 Aug 2016

This is the remake your grandparents are very very angry about…

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By Steve Crum (868) for Video-Reviewmaster.com (514) on 18 Aug 2016

Ben-Hur' looks less like a true movie spectacle, and more like the lackluster 'Christian produced' message movies released over the past decade…

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By Rohan Naahar (197) for Hindustan Times (753) on 18 Aug 2016

They put Morgan Freeman in a Bob Marley wig didn't they? They did. The put Morgan Freeman in a Bob Marley wig…

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By Kate Taylor (347) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 18 Aug 2016

As the new Ben-Hur unspools into insignificance and sentimentality, there are fleeting moments that suggest someone behind this $100-million…

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By Tirdad Derakhshani (358) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 18 Aug 2016

The new Ben-Hur isn't much of an improvement. Dominated by CGI effects, it's a soap opera better fit for basic cable…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 18 Aug 2016

While the climactic chariot race comes close to delivering the same level of hoof-pounding thrills that helped make William Wyler's 1959 version…

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By Diana Sánchez Uranga (27) for Cine Premiere (538) on 18 Aug 2016

This new and entertaining adaptation of Lewis Wallace's novel it's full of action. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Bill Newcott (157) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 18 Aug 2016

Ben-Hur's epic sea encounter - told from within the confines of a prisoner's floating cell - is the most startlingly original and nerve-shattering…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 18 Aug 2016

Everyone, from director to cast, seems so rushed that there’s no time for romance, less time for leaps of faith and every moment of conversion…

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By David Blaustein (150) for ABC News Radio (149) on 18 Aug 2016

The message is imparted with the subtlety of a Kanye West tweet…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for L.A. Biz (397) on 18 Aug 2016

The resolution comes a little quickly and tidily, but otherwise Ben-Hur is an efficient, action-packed remake for a contemporary audience…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 18 Aug 2016

The decision to film the major set-pieces in extreme close-up was ill-advised, and these murky and incoherent bits are further crippled by…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 18 Aug 2016

I could find nothing appealing in this tedious remake of the silent 1925 and the colorful 1959 biblical epics…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 18 Aug 2016

The prior film makes this inferior effort - which lacks subtlety, emotional pull, and basic character development - seem rather pointless…

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By Erick Estrada (196) for Cinegarage (196) on 18 Aug 2016

It would've been an exceptional remake if had a better narrative. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 18 Aug 2016

This new version of Ben-Hur is consistently at war with itself…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 18 Aug 2016

Taking the worst of it on the chin is star Jack Huston, whose Jewish prince turned galley slave, Judah Ben-Hur, suffers from a distinct lack…

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By Chris Agar (104) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 18 Aug 2016

There is a timely message of tolerance and forgiveness, but Ben-Hur is a poorly-constructed historical epic that fails to leave an impact…

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By Blake Goble (229) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 18 Aug 2016

This Ben-Hur is closer to an ‘80s actioner about two men who once loved each other parting ways, only to reunite and settle their differences…

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