The Da Vinci Treasure (2006)

User Rating:

1.9/10   

Director:

Peter Mervis

Writers:

Paul Bales (writer)
Carlos De Los Rios (writer)

Release Date:

23 May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

An anthropologist must unlock the code hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci in order to find the greatest treasure ever, one that could change Christianity forever. |

Plot Keywords:

Leonardo Da Vinci | Cardinal | Codex | Ancient Text | Shroud Of Turin

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	Michael Archer
Lance Henriksen	...	Dr. John Coven
Nicole Sherwin	...	Giulia Pedina
Alexis Zibolis	...	Samantha West
Jason S. Gray	...	Pejic (as Jason Gray)
Elvis Naumovski	...	Elvis
Antonio Jaramillo	...	Bob Griffee
Tim Casto	...	DeKorte
Rocky Hart	...	Cardinal Ricci
A.J. Castro	...	Amal (as Alby Castro)
Dru Brock	...	Convent Guard
Reza Riazi	...	Goon in Helicopter
Brian J. Garland	...	Coven's Thug
Kurt Altschwager	...	Coven's Thug
Steven Linnett	...	Officer

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Asylum Home Entertainment, The

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Da Vinci Treasure: Behind the Scenes (2006) (V)

Truly Awful

It is impossible to overstate just how bad this film is. Bad acting, scripting, location sets, horribly transparent cost-cutting (the Ford Econoline van with obviously U.S. plates in "Italy" was about the last straw, made worse by the pedestrian attempt to electronically blot out the plate after the van comes to a stop). The casting was equally poor, with the "Italian " leading lady who spoke Italian poorly and English with a British accent, along with her "Italian" Cardinal uncle who spoke near perfect American English). I don't want to rant here, but just about everything in the film was bad. The story line was vague inasmuch as the "clues" were never satisfactorily linked (this may be partly the fault of the poor sound quality, which made softly spoken dialogue difficult to understand). I feel more stupid for having watched this movie.