Stunning!

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2004)

Within 20 minutes of pressing the play button on Ben-Hur, my eyes were locked on the screen. I sat and admired the spectacular sets as they danced across the screen, the unopened mail forgotten in my lap. The sights and sounds of a world 2,000 years gone by appeared to be as real as anything filmed in the present.
From the opening act to the surprising and stunning chariot race at the climax, it was as if I were reading a book that I simply could not put down! The characters were extremely well-developed, and their interactions were intensely emotional. These are people you care about, and you are drawn into their world. I highly recommend this "fiction based on fact" movie.