Review of Ben-Hur (2016) by Juan M — 21 Aug 2016

Decent enough film. Strays a bit from the Heston version, strays a little from the book too. Though it remains a compelling and humane story despite modern trapppings.

I felt the editing was a bit herky-jerKY for some reason. The big action scenes are composed in a way to make them seem really grand. While spectacular in previous versions of Ben-Hur, this fast editing style clashes with a mostly sober film.

The acting is pretty good in this movie actually.