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Ben-Hur is a 2016 American epic historical drama film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley. It is the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace following the 1907 silent short film, the 1925 silent film, the Academy Award-winning 1959 film, and the 2003 animated film of the same name. It is the third version of Ben-Hur released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It has been termed a "re-adaptation", "reimagining", and "new interpretation" of the novel. The film stars Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi, Haluk Bilginer, and Rodrigo Santoro.

Plot
Judah Ben-Hur, a nobleman, is sentenced to years of slavery after being accused of treason by his adopted brother, Messala. However, he returns to seek revenge by competing with him in a race.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) This remake is completely unnecessary, mainly because the 1959 remake felt like a fantastic remake of the novel to the point where it didn't need another remake. The only thing that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer TBA
 * 2) It's completely unfaithful to the novel, which ruins the charm, and the source material from the novel, and it creates numerous factual, continuity errors everywhere.
 * 3) *Most of the original characters in the novel like Judah Ben-Hur and Quintus Arrius are completely flanderized, and they became very unlikable.
 * 4) *According with Holy Gospels, Christ was arrested by Temple soldiers, not by Romans. At this time Judea was a reign under roman control but with his own laws and "police". Only Romans can execute to death, so Jesus was bring to Pontius Pilate after a Jewish trial.
 * 5) *In the 1959 remake, it said that the film takes place in 26 A.D. Here, The opening sets the date as "33 A.D.", but the grammatically correct way to date years after the birth of Jesus is A.D. 33 ("Anno Domini 33"). Only B.C., or the more contemporary BCE, are listed after the year.
 * 6) Jack Huston was never good as Judah Ben-Hur at all for many reasons:
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 * 8) Very poor gasp of the source material, s

Reception
The film was not well received from critics, audiences, and fans of the novel, as it was met with unfavorable reviews, and the famous 1959 remake of the same name, and was a box office bomb, grossing $94 million worldwide against its $100 million production budget plus a large amount spent on marketing and distribution. It has a 25% based on 190 reviews with an average rating of 4.56/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "How do you fight an idea? By filming a remake that has too few of its own, and tries to cover it up with choppy editing and CGI." On Metacritic, it has a 38/100 based on 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Trivia

 * The film was originally set for release on February 26, 2016. In October 2015 it was pushed back to August 12, 2016.