Here's the thing: if you believe in this story, then you're gonna be frustrated by the unnecessary changes to the Biblical narrative. If you don't believe in the story, then you're gonna be frustrated by the unnecessary changes to the Biblical narrative. In the end, this movie is pointless. It only takes away from the source material, and doesn't add anything to it. Let's say it was a pure historical exercise, then the characters' actions and words are inaccurate and confusing for the time. If this is a religious exercise, then the words and events stray so far from the faith that it's almost blasphemous. As such, this movie pleases no one ... and that's even before considering the poor acting, awful script, and turgid plot and cinematography.