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The Last Templar
EMAILPRINTMINISERIES: NBC, begins Sunday 1/25 at 8:00p
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 16 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Action / Adventure, Drama
Created By: Raymond Khoury (Novel)
First Air Date: January 25, 2009
Summary
Starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, and Omar Sharif
The theft of an artifact related to the Templars brings archaeologist Tess (Mira Sorvino) and FBI Agent Reilly (Scott Foley) together as they search for the item.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
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USA TodayRobert Bianco
Templar is done in by being both too late and too long. At two hours it might have worked.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
At four hours, you are left with far too much time to ponder the feebleness of the endeavor. If you decide to get on this ride, prepare to be dazzled by little more than the glorious scenery.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesMike Hale
Unfortunately, it also possesses the true Halmi signature: despite the fact that it’s packed like a sausage with banter and jokes both verbal and visual, it doesn’t contain a single genuinely funny moment.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
After about an hour of jumbled storytelling and bizarre juxtapositions between the 13th century Latin Kingdom and 21st century New York, the prediction is you'll be less intrigued by the legend of the medieval Knights Templar than you will the prospect of catching up on your reading.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
What begins as a more than slightly fantastic revision of the Templar legend takes an ill-advised turn toward theological theorizing and New Agey spiritual advice.
Read Full Review >TimeJames Poniewozik
Sorvino is wholly unconvincing as an Indy Jones type--which might actually work if the story went in a parodic, quasi-farce direction. But the whole production is hobbled by an uneven tone; it's not frightening enough to work as a conspiracy-adventure, not funny enough to work as light romantic comedy.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 2.4 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
dustin s gave it a3:
I never post comments about shows, but had to for this one NBC...wow, this show is soooo lame and unrealistic in every way possible. The story is ok, its watchable maybe, but some of this is unbelievably bad......please quit airing it NBC. I had to post...its that bad.
Joe M gave it a0:
Mira Sorvino just sucks at acting, period.
Lisa P gave it a0:
This was a very, VERY thinly disguised sermon about how all atheists are really just faking it and will start praying and worshipping Jesus the second anything goes wrong for them. And then they'll throw out all of their morals and ideals because they'll realize that it's all about the faking it.
Sally H. gave it a10:
Campy but I really liked it. There was chemistry there. Really liked Scott Foley (had never seen him before). In this current media, I like a happy ending.
nikc e gave it a9:
Enjoyed for it was...entertainment albeit a bit lightweight to be very serious. Liked chemistry between Tess & Sean though.
Barbara M gave it a1:
The book was interesting. The first scene of the miniseries told you they were making a different movie with a different story. Mira's acting was terrible. The story was changed so much that it was painful to watch. They changed the ending and changed the whole theme of the book. I was extremely disappointed.
donald d. gave it a1:
The first night was interesting to watch, the second night should have been avoided. A Nicholas Cage, she will never be. I feel that I have been duped by all the TV hype and advertising of this show. Fool me once.
