this movie is so terrible that it's nothing but plain terrible. ben-hur - can't remember the actor's name, is not even a pale copy of charlton heston's interpretation. he?s just pale. messala - can't remember the actor's name either, looking like he's just gotten out of rehab and still has the mad meth look. morgan freeman must be in dire financial situation. i can't think of any other reason for him agreeing to appear in this monstrosity. rodrigo santoro has seen better days, hopefully he won't see worse. it's sad that the race was better done in the last version. i can't even bring myself to comment the happy end - minus half a leg but still a happy end. i had to rewind and check once more. if there was a minus score i would score the movie -10. worst thing i've seen in ages. in b and c-rated productions at least i know what to expect. the only thing missing in this movie is nicolas cage. the recent version of him that is.