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

User Rating:

4.3/10   

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:

Major Plot Hole | TV Mini-Series | Scenario Which Perverts Facts

Awards:

2 nominations

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 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG

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.

Poor adaptation

I read this novel less than a year ago and thought that the writing was on par with the DaVinci code by Dan Brown. I was very disappointed with the TV adaptation of this novel and felt that there was a lack of the menace that was portrayed in the book. I also felt that the kitschy score really was part of the problem. It didn't have the feel of a major conspiracy that the author of the novel had done a very good job of conveying. Raymond Khoury has to be disappointed with this film. Not to mention the waste of the talent in it.

Overall, the writing was stiff, the action was condensed and not well explained. The level of intrigue surrounding the Church's involvement really made it seem that the writers were afraid of offending anyone in the catholic church, or anyone who is catholic. Unfortunately the premise of what the book was about centers on a religious cover up much like the DaVinci code did.