Morgan Freeman's character - a shrewd but honest merchant who cannot resist a good bet - is sagely wise enough, and he carries it off with effortless ease. All in all, justice has been done to this tale of epic scale.
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However, BEN-HUR despite its lengthy run time does make for a decent watch.
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This new Ben-Hur could just as easily have been called "Been There, Done That."
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The biggest problem with this film is not its obvious pointlessness (was anyone really asking for another Ben-Hur?) – but its complete failure in all storytelling departments.
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Director Timur Bekmambetov's attempt to keep a distance from the 1959 version fails due to how far it seeks to travel. The ending even further dilutes whatever little impact it may have had.
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There's really nothing new in it other than what modern technology can bring. The story's eventual outcome – a lesson in repentance, is lost in the visual bombast designed in overkill.
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This retelling of the classic tale, from the director of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, is unafraid to make wholesale changes, and all the better for it
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