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Title: Well-Intentioned Bomb
Review: Handsomely produced in Tunisia, with some respectable "name" actors in the cast, this well-intentioned mess wastes all its advantages on an astonishingly clumsy script riddled with absurd plot turns, gross historical anachronisms, and groan-inducing dialog. The basic premise isn't bad, although it's a bit of a stretch historically: an ailing emperor Tiberius sends a trusted investigator to Judea to look into the facts and rumors surrounding the trial and execution of Jesus of Nazareth. But from there on, it's all down hill. And the climax, in which a swishy Caligula murders his uncle Tiberius to keep him from issuing an edict making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire, boggles the mind. Not worth even the reduced cost of the DVD or the time it takes to watch it, unless you can enjoy the locations and costumes and ignore everything else.
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