I thought it was very well done and well acted. They did leave out a few of the miracles that Jesus performed as descibed by the New Testament.
Having watched this account of the last years of Jesus' life I cannot understand why liberals do not embrace what he represents. His story is mainly about showing that the true power of God is shown through exhibiting grace and love to others(especially the weak, poor and sick). Christ stood up to the established oppressive religious and political authorities of the day and it cost him his life. I can only assume that liberals do not like the fact that Christ did expect some self-responsibility to go along with the grace and forgiveness he taught.