Review of Night of the Templar

While this wasn't a bad way to pass an hour and a half, Night Of The Templar is definitely nothing I would waste my time watching twice. While the acting was good, the setting good, the idea behind it was good... The problem lay in the very obvious reveals. A few reviewers commented on how the 'suspense' will keep you guessing, and trying to figure out 'who dun it'. I strongly disagree. It was quite obvious from the beginning who the 'good guys' were; so obvious that, for the first half of the film, I thought that they had made it so obvious as to fool to the viewer. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. The only 'suspense' or 'guessing' I did was wondering which one of the 'bad guys' descendants was which. And even then, it was only for the first few minutes of the films, until their deaths revealed who they'd been.

Everything fell into place in very obvious ways. There was no suspense, no build-up, no twists. And it's sad, because this easily could have become a great movie. Again, a few great actors, believable settings, and an original idea gave this movie every opportunity to be great. But the obviousness of the entire thing ruined it.

Several people commented on the film quality; personally, I liked the older look. I've always preferred older movies to the new HD. Maybe it's because I'm an Indie fan, and that's mostly what you get with Indie movies. Dunno.

One final thought... Paul Sampson really needs to lay off the Botox. His lips looked they were going to explode.