It was cold and wet in the city tonight and so after an afternoon nap and a delicious dinner of chicken curry and rice, I planted my middle aged butt on the couch ready to watch some shows. Ben-Hur was playing on the box, and as I had memories of watching Charlton Heston in the 70s play this iconic role, I switched this one on to watch it. Made in 2016, it has the big scenes and the nadsome male actors, and a couple of female roles that had been expanded. Somehow though in the telling of this big story, the personal story, was somewhat diminished and it felt a bit busy and over acted. There were very few soft, quiet moments that make it a great movie. Thinking of Russell Crowe in the field of wheat in Gladiator. I did like the clothes and jewelry though - very nomad and of the moment. 2.5/5
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I imagine a lot of CGI... It's hard to beat the Heston version, with its literal cast of thousands.
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