This multi-million-dollar semi-biblical extravaganza is one hour shorter than Ben-Hur, but it seems to take at least twice as long to sit through.

The movie not only lacks attractive qualities but it is beneath other pseudo-biblical pastiches. [Full Review in Spanish]

It is highbrow nowadays to enjoy this sort of low- browedness, and not admit to too many yawns; all the same, after the first hour or so, I couldn't stop thinking of all the useful and pleasant things I might be doing if I was only outside the cinema.

Dull biblical epic.