A little Overrated but still a good movie

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2003)

Ben Hur is a grandiose epic, grandiose perfectly describes this movie. Alot of s**t happens in this movie. More than any other Epic before. Its a visually stunning movie. The Sets, The Costumes, everything about it technical wise is great. But in my opinion this movie is not a masterpiece like everyone else says. It has some flaws that are not ignorable.

The cast is a mixed bag. Some are good and some arent so good. Charlton Heston is not one of the ones that arent good, he is fantastic he was belivable all the way through. The script is poorly written in areas in the beginning.
The Sea battle is good but not as good as the most famous scene in the movie. The Chariot Scene is as great as I have heard, its so well shot you feel like your actually there.
Overall, I dont think its a masterpiece but its a good movie, nonetheless.