Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

par404 As an Evangelical Christian, thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

tbuehrle My absolute favorite movie. I have watched it several times each since 1973. Not a single part of it ever gets old. I love the music. If you watch because your a Christian, or want to learn about Jesus as our Savior, or as a prophet or just as a man this is an easy entertaining way to do it.All of the actors, dancers and singers are great but Ted Neeley as Jesus is magnificent.

rodrig58 The music is great, especially those three songs sung by Yvonne Elliman, who has a divine voice. Ted Neeley is not a good choice, neither as an actor or as a singer. Nor can it be compared to Robert "Jesus of Nazareth" Powell... Carl Anderson as Judas Iscariot is OK. Just as Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate, Larry Marshall as Simon Zealotes and Josh Mostel as King Herod. The revelation of the film is Mary Magdalene played by Yvonne Elliman. A super-delicate presence on the screen with a unique great voice, which anoint your soul. The direction of Norman Jewison is brilliant. The image of Douglas Slocombe also impeccable. To be seen and reviewed anytime, with immense pleasure.

Talia_the_StoryMaker First of all, I just wanted to say I'm an evangelical, which for many people conjures up all sorts of horrifying images, but hopefully you can rest easy in the knowledge that I'm not going to pan this movie just because it doesn't exactly line up with everything I believe about Jesus. Sometimes we really need a different perspective to help us to take a fresh look at something, and in the case of us Christians, there could not possibly be a more important subject, right? There's certainly nothing wrong with a movie that makes you think deeper about what you believe.This movie is about as far from historically accurate as it could possibly be, but this is at least in part completely intentional, since there are many things in this movie such as modern technology and culture that indicate this isn't literally taking place in the past. A problem can arise from people treating this movie as though it was trying to be factual, but if you treat it as being fanciful, as it should be, it's a much different story.At the same time, while this movie has some really interesting ideas and some really catchy tunes, and even some moments that seem to have a deep impact and make you think about things in a different light, it's still somewhat hard for me to enjoy completely. Part of this stems from the lack of historicity, since in my opinion, Jesus Christ is just fine the way he is and doesn't need any embellishments. On the flip side, I guess the point of this movie is to be "different", to incite the viewers to maybe think of things in another light, even to provoke. So when you consider what it was setting out to do, there's little to complain about.At the same time...honestly...the biggest issue with this movie is that...well it seems a little harsh, but Jesus honestly came across as a little selfish. Don't get me wrong, one of the best parts of this film is showing Jesus suffering emotionally. But to me personally, it was taken to such a point that it almost made Jesus mildly unsympathetic. I guess that doesn't mean much coming from someone who believes in the orthodox Christian view of Christ as someone literally perfect, but it's still how I felt.At the end of the day, I would still recommend this film, though maybe a bit cautiously. Watch it with an open mind, but not so open that you actually adopt it as being a very accurate view of reality. But be open enough to see the value in what it is. If nothing else, let it provoke you. We all need to take another look at our faith, and its most significant figure, every once in a while.