"The Last Templar" (2009) TV mini-series

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Writer:

Suzette Couture (writer) (2008)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

25 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

An adaptation of Raymond Khoury's novel about a New York archaeologist researching the lost secrets of the medieval Knights Templar.

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mira Sorvino	...	Tess Chaykin (2 episodes, 2009)
Victor Garber	...	Monsignor De Angelis (2 episodes, 2009)
Anthony Lemke	...	Clive Edmonston (2 episodes, 2009)
Scott Foley	...	Sean Daley (2 episodes, 2009)
Kenneth Welsh	...	Bill Vance (2 episodes, 2009)
Danny Blanco Hall	...	Plunkett (2 episodes, 2009)
Omar Sharif	...	Konstantine (2 episodes, 2009)
Rebecca Windheim	...	Kim (2 episodes, 2009)
Christian Paul	...	Nick Aparo (2 episodes, 2009)
Paul-Antoine Taillefer	...	KnightsTemplar Aimard / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Stéphane Demers	...	Knights Templar Martin (2 episodes, 2009)
Christian Grenier	...	Knights Templay Hugh / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Mario Davignon	...	William of Beaujeu (2 episodes, 2009)
Adam Bramble	...	Archbishop of New York (2 episodes, 2009)
Claudia Ferri	...	FBI Agent Louisa Acevedo (2 episodes, 2009)
Joseph Antaki	...	Captain Rassoulis (2 episodes, 2009)
Mark Antony Krupa	...	Branko Petrovic (2 episodes, 2009)
Larry Day	...	Gus Waldon / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Edward Yankie	...	Mitch Adeson (2 episodes, 2009)
Jowanna Lévesque	...	Mayor's Wife (2 episodes, 2009)
Stéphane Gagnon	...	Handsom Man / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Kevin Woodhouse	...	Burly Cop (2 episodes, 2009)
Andrew Farmer	...	Cop (2 episodes, 2009)
Jason Cavalier	...	Crackhead (2 episodes, 2009)
Vlasta Vrana	...	Taxi Driver (2 episodes, 2009)
Russell Yuen	...	FBI Agent (2 episodes, 2009)
Christopher Backus	...	Jay CIA Agent (2 episodes, 2009)
Mohamed Ould Soussi	...	Old Turkish Man (2 episodes, 2009)
Craig Thomas	...	Police Captain / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Don Jordan	...	Mayor (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Peter Michael Dillon	...	New York Cop #1: Officer Johnson (2 episodes, 2009)
Mark Lambert	...	Ew york cop #2 / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Ken Tran	...	Martial Arts Instructor (2 episodes, 2009)
Jennifer Marcil	...	Turkish Airlines Employee (2 episodes, 2009)
Elkahna Talbi	...	Turkish Airline Passenger / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Igor Ovadis	...	Older Man on Plane (2 episodes, 2009)
Michael Mando	...	Necia First Mate (2 episodes, 2009)
Patrick Costello	...	Groom (2 episodes, 2009)

Also Known As:

"The Last Templar" (Canada: English title) (original script title)

Runtime:

USA:240 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The backstory relates that the surviving Templars watched Jerusalem burn from the deck of their ship. Jerusalem is 40 miles inland from the sea. At another point,Tess says that the ship departed from Acre. Acre is 80 miles north of Jerusalem.

National Treasure Meets Lifetime Movie Network

Treasure of the Knights Templar, codes, Catholic Church. Combine, switch out Nick Cage/Tom Hanks for Mira Sorvino, make her a single mother and blend until utterly bland. They make an Indiana Jones crack early on, probably to distract you from the obvious ripoffs of National Treasure.

A shame, because I like Mira Sorvino (she does looks great in this movie and half the shots are of her legs or derrière, also to distract you), Scott Foley and Victor Garber. If the writers had half the ability of one of these three actors it would have been much better, or never even made. This one belongs on the Lifetime Movie Channel, not NBC.

Three stars out of ten