I loved it. Epic. Forget the "original", it's impossible to create something like that ever again, best not see it if you never have. This one is totally different and should be viewed as not connected to any previous work. Then it a good movie, able cast, the GCI annoys a little sometimes, but cinematography is good and story stays okay by me.

INCREDIBLE movie. We grew up with our parents watching this movie and my wife and I agree that it may be because it has such a strong Christian message that this movie didn't do so well at the box office. The chariot scene is even better than the original. The moral of overcoming hatred is inspiring. Beautiful film.

Great movie, hands down...rotten tomatoes must have given it a bad review because there's nothing rotten about it...ignore and give it a chance

Best Ben Hur out there go watch it!!!

I really enjoyed it, not sure why it had such bad reviews

I hated the animal cruelty in the 1959 version, but this entire film is poorly done. Terribly script with filming that is boring. The sound is so uneven I could not hear dialogue, then blasted with music or yelling.

The narrator is very annoying, telling obvious things at the end and stupid things at the beginning. Not very believable story and some scenes are exaggerated. The relation of Ben Hur with his wife is absurd in few scenes.

This movie is an absolute joke

Having never watched the original, this is now an all time favourite movie of mine. The story is just so good and touching and makes you want to forgive others. I feel so touched. Sure there are historical inaccuracies but we give them artistic license.

A pesar de tener lo último de tecnología en su tiempo y de que el protagonista sea más fiel étnicamente, no logra superar al clásico de Heston, recalcó bastante que la participación de Jesús es mucho mejor a su mensaje de perdonar al prójimo entre Ben Hur y Mesala

I never saw the original, so I guess that means I can't be disappointed when comparing to nothing else.

The 1950's classic is an untouchable classic. No one ask for this reboot

It added nothing to the original, in fact, it did quite the opposite. It took an almost Disney-style approach with its redeeming treatment of Masala which was absolutely unnecessary. The only positive element I found was the way the movie looked at the Roman presence, and the power of the legion, turning the movie into a prologue to the uprisings that would follow this period.

There are a lot of bad reviews for this movie, however I thought it was a good movie. I enjoyed the meaning behind it and it wasn't a movie that made me want to doze off.

Not as bad as the score it has, but what it hasn't got is anything up to the standard of the old Charlton Heston version. At worst, it's bland. At best, it fills the time

For a person who has never seen the original, this movie is awesome. Not sure why the bad reviews. Which old farts want to watch a black and white production from 1959. For this generation it is a great story and my family enjoyed it very much. Just purchased it to watch again

This is a story that has been told several times in the history of the movies but they really should have stopped in 1959. This is a remake too far and so obviously tries to steal so of the thunder from Gladiator that in places it seems like direct plagiarism. Just don't bother.

Ben-Hur, done that. Although not totally agredious, the newest rendition of Ben-Hur does nothing to set itself apart and does little more than to satisfy the ever-thinning demographic of viewers still willing to go see watered down versions of the Gladiator and Troy.

Ben Hur of 2016 boasts great visuals in the boat scene, is a powerful film, and has a decent chariot race. But it doesn't live up to the one of the greatest films of all time, the original. However with the powerfulness and might in it, it is worth at least one watch.

What I have to say is this: In my opinion, Ben Hur of 1959 is muchhhh betterrrr, of course there are good things in this film, but this film was unnecessary at a generally weak level compared to 1959, that is, if the 1959 film did not exist I would say that this film is good, to be honest i've seen remakes worse than this !!!