steven-222 The original movie, made in 1986 and starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel, is a little-known gem of an intellectual thriller, with a plot that takes numerous unexpected twists.This "remake" (hardly that, since the title, basic premise, and name of the lead character are all that remain) is essentially a Sunday school movie made by hacks, full of pious posturing. It's pretty to look at, but utterly lacking in suspense, narrative drive, good acting, or just about anything else you might desire in a movie.I am beginning to think that any movie with Valerio Massimo Manfredi's name in the credits is going to be very, very bad.

Theo-ZA To say the least, I have never seen such utter rubbish for a long time – because I try to steer clear from it. This however, we thought might be not bad. Were we wrong indeed.The acting is not on the level one would expect. The sets are all so obvious sets and it seems that except for the dessert scenes, almost everything looks badly staged. The story is supposed to take place in Jerusalem, a city where Hebrew was the language of the day. Very few inhabitants spoke Greek and spoke primarily Hebrew and a little Aramean. However, when Hebraic people are introduced, they are introduced with English names. The name Jesus is a very common name in Spain and Mexico it was unheard of in Israel (Judea) at the time of the plot. The name known then was Yahushua or Yeshua. This is the same name used incorrectly to translate Joshua, the Israelite commander after Moses (Mosheh).The girl's name in Miryam (badly pronounced Miriam). This is the same as for the mother of Yahushua – she is also Miryam. However, when Titus finds Miryam he says "Hail Mary"!! Blatant Romish propaganda!!! When Shimon Kepha – is introduced he is Simon Peter. How can good Jewish man call himself by a Greek name? He would never say that. He would have said Shimon Kepha!! Now as for the plot – what can be said? The church of Rome obviously feels the need to try to improve their image and have therefore set off to do this bad piece of propaganda.Save yourself the time and trouble, it is abominable!!

JoeB131 Hollywood used to enjoy doing Bible Movies, but the whole thing has fallen out of favor. This film, done as an Italian/Spanish collaboration, hearkens back to the old Bible movies.The plot is that a Roman Tribune has been assigned by the Emperor Tiberius to investigate the source of world-wide Earthquake. He goes into an investigation of the life of Jesus, only to conclude that Jesus was indeed the son of God. He reports back to Tiberius, who agrees with him, only to be snuffed by the mad Caligula before acting on this eternal truth.Of course, historical silliness abounds. We also get several really good actors (Max von Sydow as Tiberius- he played Jesus once), F. Murrey Abraham as a Jewish elder, and so on. But the plot line is simple enough. Jesus was real, and those who doubt him do so at their won peril.it's a fun movie, enjoyable for what it is.

Julie Workman If you enjoy Biblical film, you should enjoy this and add it to your collection. I'm not sorry I purchased it. Lundgren & Liotti are fabulous to look at and Monica Cruz is no slouch either (she looks just like her sister, Penelope).The story-line is great. I wonder where the "Goofs" section is under "Fun Stuff" on IMDb, as this film was not devoid of them. For example, the rolling away of the massive stone at the tomb of Lazarus. It was done by one guy while another stood with a piece of lumber to assist by prying it but really did nothing, which would not have been possible. Some of the fight scenes just looked very badly done. There was a kiss scene wherein saliva strung from one person to another that would have been much more watchable had that been edited out. Finally, at the end, the terrain was striped by tire tracks and what looked like a radio tower on a mountain top.