Yet another fine Ron Howard adventure!

Rating: 9/10 (18 September 2007)

I believe there was undo deprecation of this film's "non-total adherence" to the novel. In addition, I believe there is also the feeling that the film did not adhere to basic precepts of the "Bible" (in whatever form you choose) and that it (the Bible) was not accurately depicted. Get over it! This movie & novel were, decidedly, intended to be nothing more than a NOVEL. That does not mean that there were no unintended, thought provoking, hypotheses regarding Christ and associates. They all were very well done. Thanks, Ron Howard, for yet another excellent film and adventure!! All-in-all, this has to be viewed as as good a yarn as any.