Obviously I'm Not the Only One...
About eight years ago, "The Agony and the Ectasy" came on cable while I was with my infant daughter. Rather trapped under the circumstances, I gave this movie a try but remembered reading some rather negative reviews of it. Well, this movie sucked me in and I enjoyed it a lot. I managed to see it in a very fine letterbox edition as well which added to it's appeal.
I have trouble determining why there was and is some negative reviews of this film. I agree that some of it is kind of static and Diane Cilento's performance is a tad odd (she looks way to perfect and beautiful...she seems out of place..). But Heston is very good as Michaelangelo and Harrison is extremely good as the Pope.
Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks this way because I see other people posting on this site about how good this movie is.