Controversial? Yes. Bad? Absolutely Not.

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2006)

There has been quite a bit of controversy over this movie since its release, as one can clearly tell by looking at its rating on this very website. Nobody would have probably expected the rating to be this low if asked to predict how good of a movie it will be 3 weeks ago. It is obviously opinionated, as it is one man's, Howard's, fictional theory on some of the backgrounds and origins of Christianity.
Coming from somebody who has NOT read the book, I thought it was a great movie. Great acting, great directing, great story; didn't seem to be lacking anything in any category. But then again, I did not go in to seeing this movie with all that high of expectations, having not read the book and having read others opinions on it. The person I saw it with has read the book, and they said it was not bad by any means, just slightly disappointing.
Did people question JFK, and all the opinions thrown out by Oliver Stone? Of course they did. Did that change it from being a good movie? No it didn't. This movie seems to be almost in the exact same situation, but there are so many more people that believe very strongly in their opinions on the subject. For someone who is for the most part indifferent about religion, such as myself, this movie is highly recommended.