Review: 'Ben-Hur' Becomes Chariots of Misfire in Flawed Movie
Cue lights, camera, repeated action, going around in circles. The new version of "Ben-Hur," out today, should by rights leave its illustrious predecessors in the dust, especially with that famous circuit chariot race. Now we have computer graphics and 3D cinema that should, in theory, vanquish both the 1925 silent version and even the 1959 epic that scooped 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.The 2016 version i…