A remake of the very long movie from 1959, about two brothers and the adopted one who has some serious bad luck, gets make a slave for a few years and then the two face off in a chariot race.
Ben Hur is another one of those movies to add to the list of remakes that don’t need to exist. To be truthful I have never seen the original movie but I can’t see what the point of this film is, why bother going over the same story, especially now the idea of casting western actors in place of the middle eastern characters they are playing is becoming increasingly uncouth as time goes on.
The story plods along and the two brothers, one good one evil have a falling out, we know where this is going. It is the same as Moses but substitute Romans for Egyptians and add Jesus as a guest star and you know everything you need too.
The main problem is that I can’t really find a lot to make me sympathize with the main character, despite the terrible hardships he endured, somehow it all feels a little impersonal and somewhat lacking in … something. Director Timur Bekmambetov, who made the visually creative Night Watch becomes a little less original with each movie.
The only thing worse than Jack Hustons ever changing wig and fake beard combo is Morgan Freemans strange dreadlock wig. I am also starting to feel a little bit sorry for Toby Kebbell, he picks terrible films. 
In sort, not much to keep you watching, but the chariot race is quite good.
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