Title: Bad and Good Parts
Product review: The bare skeleton of the plot of the biblical book of Esther is in this movie. Actually, they ended much closer to the original story than I thought they would. However, they added so much to the story that at times it was hard to recognize. Yes, they took a beautiful dramatic, but very short story in the Bible and stretched it into a very long movie. At times, it seemed like an eternity. However, there are some good points. Esther use of the stories of the Bible was very good. Some of the scenes were actually touching.It was a good try, but they took too many liberties with the story, historical facts, and the CGI. A seminary student should go through this story and point out all the historical inacurracies. That is a little sad. However, they did try to place the story in its historical context, which I did enjoy. The dialog at times creaked and at times soared. I don't know if I recommend the movie, but the producers' hearts were in the right place.
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