Ben-Hur
The biblical spectacular of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a Jewish prince falsely imprisoned by his adopted Roman brother, Messala (Toby Kebbell), who would eventually free from his chains, seek revenge, but instead find redemption, this is his story. 
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov this beast of a film lumbers its way through heavily trodden plot points in a totally unnecessary cinematic re-telling. Laughably staged, and eye rolling at times, it’s hard to imagine why this project was green lit in the shadow of all that have come before, oh, but for chariot races in the year 2016 and Morgan Freeman’s narration. This 124 minute slog feels more like 180 minutes and sorely begs for refinement. Pass. Ben-Hur is rated PG-13.