In the Name of Ben Hur

Judah Ben-Hur ends up in Lusitania, older and wiser, and against his initial reluctance aids a band of locals in their struggle against the occupying Romans. I must confess to enjoying this low budget film. The fight scenes were varied in quality and the look of the uniform and sets were too clean but the acting was adequate and some of the dialogue, particularly in the first half, was good. Adrian Bouchet makes a solid Hur. You can believe in his character. I also liked the odd assortment of mercenaries that were hired, Their introduction scene was well staged. The Welsh locations may not have been authentic but they look great, particularly in the chariot chase on the beach. Another Ben-Hur also came out in 2016 with an estimated budget of $100 million . That one was worse than this one. Go figure.

The movie started interesting at first then about 20 mins into it there's the fight scene with the hired gladiators and Ben Hur which is so bad I had to turn it off, what a joke...

-> I read the book "Ben-Hur" and it was an awesome experience. I love the style of Lew Wallace and the way he introduce myself in the atmosphere at that time. -> My intention was to see a film based on this book, but "In the Name of Ben Hur" present another story and feelings. The story line is simple and predictable, the "glimpse" from the faces of the actors are not the perfect one, the fight seems to be a fake one. -> My advice: read the book, make your own movie in your head because this one is a waste of time. You also could try the movie "Ben Hur"(2016), it seems to be more qualitative than this. It is on my watchlist. Have an awesome day! XOXO

Have made no secret in the past of intensely disliking, and even outright hating a lot, a vast majority of The Asylum's (near-universally maligned for good reason) output, though there is curiosity as to whether they are capable of making something good and compulsive about their output's badness. Admittedly, The Asylum do have a small group of watchable films and the occasional (big emphasis on that word) above average one, unfortunately outweighed by the lacklustre at best and often dreadful films they churn out. Did not watch 'In the Name of Ben-Hur' with high expectations. It looked horrid and some of it sounded ridiculous. Saw it however out of curiosity, as part of my low-budget film quest (yes, have got a good deal of quests going on, some of them completest ones) and especially because the story of Ben-Hur has lent itself well to film. A story that deserved an infinitely better film than 'In the Name of Ben-Hur'. It really does Ben-Hur an injustice and manages to be even worse than it looked and even more of a mess than indicated in the premise. That it is not a waste of a good concept film made me less annoyed than some other films seen recently. My annoyance though is aimed at how poorly done in every single way 'In the Name of Ben-Hur' is. 2016's 'Ben-Hur' was not a good film at all but one appreciates that film a little more when watching the amateur hour execution seen here. Nothing good going on here. The acting lacks any kind of passion or emotion, even skill or direction. No exceptions here, Jonno Davies especially is completely out of his depth. 'In the Name of Ben-Hur's' uncharismatic, wimpy and annoying character writing and writing that is far too excessively ridiculous to be guilty pleasure cheese and too awkward and dull to be tongue in cheek works against them. As well as non-existent direction. Direction that fails to convey any urgency, tension, fun, suspense or emotion in the numerous scenes that need them. The action-oriented scenes are the complete anti-thesis of exciting, are poorly filmed and looks so awkward in the choreography. The whole story is just lifeless, completely fails to make any sense at all and on the wrong side of daft that it's insultingly ridiculous. Nothing suspenseful or fun here. Visually, 'In the Name of Ben-Hur' looks cheap as sin, with an overuse of truly risible special effects that never gels with the setting or looks real, dizzying camera work and editing and shoe-string budget production and costume design. The music is ill-fitting and not appealing on the ear. Alan Calton, the only actor who tries, is the least bad thing about the film. In conclusion, really bad. 2/10 Bethany Cox

More like Ben Hur II, the bad sequel. The Romans have a group of soldiers in Lusitania and irritate the locals. Some kid who looks like a punk Malcolm in Middle (Jonno Davies) asks Ben Hur (Adrian Bouchet) to help train them against the Romans, which he does in about 30 minutes using wooden swords. They are now set to go up against a group of former gladiator mercenaries which included a hot Asian chick with a Russian accent. The acting and script left something to be desired. umm...there was a chariot. The set, costumes, grooming, and period materials was not researched. The kids might like it. Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

With the risible Hollywood remake of BEN HUR stinking up cinemas recently, it's good to keep an open mind and look at this movie in context. Made for a fraction of the cost of the Jack Huston - Morgan Freeman version, there's a lot to like here. Lara Heller's Lucia and Alan Carlton's Cyprian stood out for me and I would be interested in searching out other films they've been in. Not aware of Asylum's previous titles, which I notice a lot of the other reviews criticize. Maybe bad experiences in the past has meant other viewers have gone in expecting bad things and looking for them. I don't know. I, for one, enjoy this period in film.

It is that I want to save 1 star for later but this is a good candidate. what is worse I ask my self, the acting the lower then low scenery I can not choose. Where the money for this film went. Not in the Cast not in the casting not in the pure film quality and it goes on and on even the fake blood looks fake. I can not think of any reason why this film was made with this name it is an insult to the real Ben Hur movie with John Charles Carter aka Charlton Heston. And then for last really the beginning looks very bad and it gets worse and worse, bad acting by nobody's. So do not spent any time on this movie. Just a tip: So many others movies to enjoy even in this genre, like The Eagle or similar movies.