The definition of epic

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2003)

This is what Sunday afternoons were made for. Judah's long time friend Messala is seduced by the power and corruption of Rome and ensures that Judah and his family are sent into a life of slavery. The only thing that keeps Judah alive is a desire for revenge and a return to his former life. Having saved Quintus he is eventually given his freedom. This sets up the epic Chariot race in which Massala tries some real Dick Dastardly tactics, but eventually receives his just deserts. Judah then returns home to find his mother and sister have leprosy having been in a squalid jail for several years. With a couple of meetings with Jesus the film reaches it's happy conclusion when everything returns to normality.