A very good time was had by our whole group who went to see this film. A lot of artistic latitude was taken, but since the Bible itself doesn't provide much back story, the writers helped things along this way. The only reason I didn't give five stars is that the sound mixing left a lot to be desired. (Although it's possible that the blame rests with the venue sound settings). Too many times the wonderful voices of the stars were overpowered by the music.