Adapted from The Bible, The History Channel’s hit miniseries from 2013 (buy it here), Son of God stands well on its own as a feature film. Even viewers who saw it on TV will want to catch it on the big screen: this new edit reveals different emphases than the miniseries and is an engrossing theatrical experience. In its brisk two-and-a-half-hour running time, it deftly spins its various story threads and succeeds where others have failed.