Review of Ben-Hur (2016) by Shane O — 31 Aug 2016
The vapid opening narration informs us (in subtext) that this is not Ben-Hur for Dummies; this is Ben-Hur for Slack-Jawed Yokels. And the gobs of exposition lead the story downhill from there. If there is any truth in advertising then this is not Ben-Hur at all.
Despite its sword-and-scandal pretentions on an epic scale, this failure deserves to be lost to the cinematic sands of time. And really, with the all the millions spent flogging this pile of camel dung, couldn't anybody in the marketing department create any better poster than that? Take it as an omen.
Don't bother. Read the book instead.
This review of Ben-Hur (2016) was written by Shane O on 31 Aug 2016.
Ben-Hur has generally received mixed reviews.
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