Review of Ben-Hur (2016) by Sandra A — 17 Aug 2016

I don't remember the old one.This remake is not good not bad, just watchable...

This review of Ben-Hur (2016) was written by Sandra A on 17 Aug 2016.

Ben-Hur has generally received mixed reviews.

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