Review of Ben-Hur (2016) by Choon Hong T — 29 Aug 2016

A mere shadow of the epochal 1959 version, saved by today's CGI especially the sea battle and chariot race. Much attention paid to costumes, locations, set building, interiors and props are wasted by the excessive closeup framing in the cinematography where wider shots would have done justice to the designers' efforts and provide greater cinematic sweep in keeping with the epic scale of the story.

Still worth the admission price especially for the takeaway message of forgiveness and reconciliation.