Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

chancellorethrilpalpatine I wish we could offer a -10 on the rating. Don't waste your time if you're looking for something even mildly close to what we know from history. There were so many mistakes. The authors failed to research anything. People from this time period not only wanted freedom, they were devout Jews following a very conservative lifestyle and belief. Infidelity would have never happened. Sex with slaves would never have happened. They lived communally and shared almost everything. When they met their end, there wasn't a shouts or screams, they understood what they faced if the Romans took them alive. Crucifixion. Every man, woman and child would die on a cross. Besides a few names, the Roman 10th, and the fact that this happened at Masada, they didn't get much right. It's an insult and CBS should be forced to apologias to the entire Jewish community for this insult.

sonshine-57581 Thank you Roma and Mark -beats all the garbage on TV, we can't hardly watch regular TV anymore, let alone cable ,too much trash. looking forward to much more Christian centered, bible stories, thank you for your conviction, God bless! The acting was good and I personally love the historical info. We need more clean, positive programs on TV or we may give it up, just watch our movies and read books. We could all use more history. Interesting how the same problems are going on in mankind, we just don't really change as humans, same old issues, ironic how so much of what is going on in the world now, was going on back in 70 ad, we love learning more of ancient Middle East history/stories, helps us to understand the evolution of cultures and societies.We Americans need to learn more history of here and the world....or may be destined to keep repeating it........

vsmilack-17879 The book the Dovekeepers was interesting with much information about history. The movie is only sex and left all the information out. Also, the movie is very disjointed. I recommended this movie to friends and was embarrassed. What a total disappointment. Where were the scenes of of the destruction of the Temple, the hazards of traveling across the desert, that the person they were talking to was Josephus the great Historian, that Masada was built by Herod, the importance of the dovekeeping and sending of messages, who were the Essenes,where were the fields and what did they grow, what was the Mikveh, the explanations of the rituals done by Shira and her methods of holistic healing, etc. Where was all the information that was given in the book. We know about sex and lust but not about the history that was provided in the book. This movie removed the essence of the book leaving nothing of interest.

blueriverstones Just another TV show to sway American sympathies to Zionist Israel. Using the bible stories to 'beat the drum' for the poor Jewish people, to take away attention from the treatment of Palestinians now by Israel. We are not all naive. The acting is poor. It is demeaning toward woman, even if partially true to tale, it portrays women as home breakers who would sleep around. Sam Neal seems oddly miscast as a Jewish roman. The one star is for the geology of Masada. It was very odd that only certain women wore colorful clothing, everyone else wore drab brown. There were never people around to observe the stolen kisses and trysts.