pmmlis

I think that the only really good things in this movie were the starring actors and the special effects. The story line is rather confusing from the first scene. It then goes on for more than 2 hours with twists and turns that add to the confusion.

It is a shame that this site is requiring that I go on and on with this review.

I do not know how wordiness makes a review better.

I think that the only really good things in this movie were the starring actors and the special effects. The story line is rather confusing from the first scene. It then goes on for more than 2 hours with twists and turns that add to the confusion.

I went to see this film in hopes that it might be worth seeing. It was to the extent that it had a few good actors and ornate costumes. The problem was that there was so much focus on making it a romance. There is way to much of "Xerxes" bare (or scantily covered chest) and much too little of dramatic story, which is the main strength of the story of Haddasah (Esther). Most of the acting was mediocre and some big name stars got very little to work with. Portraying Greeks and the Jewish people of the time as "prodemocracy" is very much of a stretch. The story was muddled as was much of the history. There was very thin plotting and so many characters were introduced that one would have a hard time keeping track of them, or what purpose they served to the story.