Just because you're rolling in the chariot doesn't make you Charlton Heston. That's a lesson this weightless, instantly disposable remake of the 1959 sword-and-sandal Oscar winner learns the hard way.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out,
19 Aug 2016
rotten:
The last of the summer's movie epics is a digitalized eyesore hobbled in every department by staggering incompetence.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug 2016
rotten:
Something soulless and empty, with all the mystery and grandeur of the tale just gone.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Aug 2016
rotten:
An amateurish effort that boasts direct-to-video characteristics, the latest version disappoints in almost every production aspect.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
21 Aug 2016
rotten:
Though it seems unlikely to dislodge William Wyler's 1959 version, its story of a Judean prince (Jack Huston) who keeps running into Jesus of Nazareth (Rodrigo Santoro) offers plenty of action and spectacle.