I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

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.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

the purpose of this film is the big question who remains after its end. because it is not portrait of the Savior or the portrait of a Prophet. the Gospels are only pretext. the implication of good actors - decorative. and the desire to redefine His existence and work - wrong. too long, too innovative and unclear, it is an exercise to present a good guy who has not specific identity, who not gives a specific message, who looking like Christ but at the level of poor sketch. something missing. and it is something fundamental for do a credible story, to remind the word of Jesus, for be a real testimony about a mission and about sacrifice. it is not a problem of freedom of expression or about the religious believes. but the manner to send a credible vision about the second person of Saint Trinity.

Poor acting and half the bible was missing. Of course Bill Oreilly Knows everything about everything more than anyone else. Bill knows more about Reagan, Abraham Lincoln and now Jesus than anyone else. Bill Oreilly Is a now it all. There are many better Jesus stories than this, I would pass. Too much detail and info left out.What happen to the thief on the cross? What happen to the sky turning to night? What happen to the earth quake and the thief on the cross? All left out.Bill Oreilly is now smarter than the bible in his egomaniacs mind.I could only imagine how poorly the rest of Bills novels are. Bill should stick to his Fox News show where Everyone is Afraid of him and Jumps to his command. This movie as is horrible from the acting to the presentation.

As a Christian I found their inaccurate depiction of Jesus to be very offensive. They basically made Him out to be an ordinary man, when in reality and in the Bible Jesus was extraordinary. This film takes the Divinity of Jesus Christ away, it's a shame that some people out there are going to get the wrong depiction of Jesus because of this film. Knowing about the book I wasn't expecting much from this film, but I didn't expect it to be this bad and to be so riddled with Biblical inaccuracies. You can definitely tell that the producer and director didn't do much Biblical research before they made this film. The only reason I even watched the entire show is so I could honestly know about the film and not judge something that I didn't fully watch. If you want to watch a movie that really tries to capture the true Divinity of Jesus Christ, and that sticks very closely to the events in the Bible I recommend you watch the "Son of God" and "The Passion of the Christ."

Yes - as other reviewers have observed, Killing Jesus departs in some not insignificant way from NT accounts but depicting the humanity of Jesus more than A.D. or The Bible was thought provoking not insulting. Jesus is shown to laugh and be playful like a normal man - never profane but just "out of character" in certain scenes from the somber portrayals in other renditions. His anger in the Temple market even rises to the level of pushing a man away with force.Haaz Sleiman's portrayal of Christ was refreshing not only because he allowed us to identify with him more, but also because of his Middle Eastern accent and appearance. To the devout Christian reviewers that were offended by a Muslim playing Christ - rethink your position. What better way to learn about Jesus than to study and play his character? I for one will not cast a stone against this talented actor who as a Muslim no doubt suffered criticism from his own people for portraying Christ. "So it's an honor for me, as someone who was raised Muslim, to play's him. It's beyond an honor." Haaz Sleiman - Christianity Today.