There really is such a thing as absolute perfection.

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2020)

It never occurred to me to write a review of the 1959 Ben-Hur movie since I just assumed that everyone already knew that it is the best movie ever. It's beyond a 10. Maybe it should be considered a 10A movie, with any other "best movies" being scrunched into a 10B category.
I saw it when it first came out in theatre, saw it at the Regal in 2019 for its 60th anniversary, saw it every time it aired on televison even though I have the dvd, etc. I can recite the lines before they're said, I can tell you which way a horse's head is going to turn, etc. again. The almost four hours of movie goes by like it's only two hours.
Perfect script, perfect music score. It doesn't seem corny or dated after all these years. It held the interest of a usually fidgety five year old grandchild whom we took to the 2019 Regal showing.