Review of Ben-Hur (2016) by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky for AV Club — 17 Aug 2016
The Wyler film’s rousing chariot sequence—filmed separately and at lavish expense by Andrew Marton and Yakima Canutt, one of the greatest stuntmen who ever lived — is hard to beat. But Bekmambetov acquits himself nicely, offering up a loud and vicious circular chase, with point-of-view shots of people getting hit by chariots as armored Romans scamper around like rodeo clowns.
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This review of Ben-Hur (2016) was written by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and published by AV Club on 17 Aug 2016.
Ben-Hur has generally received mixed reviews.
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