[bootless]

Well, the local NBC station (KNTV-11) here in the SF Bay Area had the usual report: violence, gore, concerns about anti-Semitism, and interviews with a rabbi, a monsignor and a biblical scholar saying it wasn't historically accurate, that it made the Romans look good and made the Jews look bad and bloodthirsty, etc.

Any positive reviews to balance the story?

No.

[luckystarmom]

The San Jose Mercury Newspaper has a horrible review of the movie saying the movie was anti-Semetic. However, online they have a place for people to write comments about the movie. Most of the comments are very positive about the movie, and were blasting the paper for it's review.

The comments were great.