No, Not That Labyrinth: This is based on the book by Kate Mosse that I read and enjoyed many moons ago. It was a DaVinci Code-ish adventure that I devoured.
No, Not That Kate Mosse: If you can’t tell by the spelling, the book was not written by the supermodel. The author does have a small part at the end of the miniseries, as “Montsegur Guide,” in case you want to see her for some unfathomable reason.
Draco Malfoy?: Yup. Tom Felton with facial hair. It’s still odd to see, even though he’s sported it for years. His is a small part, though, so don’t expect all Malfoy all the time.
Jeff Gillooly?: Yup. Sebastian Stan has been a slowly rising star for years, and now being part of the Marvel universe he’ll be more and more visible. His turn this year in I, Tonya was great. This, however…meh. Boy-toy turned conspirator. He just wasn’t given that much to do.
Splitting Time: As a dual story of religious persecution in Medieval times and fanatical grail hunters in the modern day, the performances greatly differ. The modern actors are boring (Even John Hurt!). The Medieval actors, led by Lady Sibyl herself, Jessica Brown Findlay, were vastly superior. The “main” character, played by Vanessa Kirby, mainly just looked pretty: pretty and confused, pretty and scared, pretty and worried.
What Is Happening!?!?: SPOILER: Okay, I read the book and I’m still not sure about the whole white robe/slitting wrists thing. I know the youth was sucked out of the villainess, instead of her gaining immortality (very Indiana Jones), but it was weirdly incongruous with the rest of the movie. The white robe made it feel cultish, even though nothing else really came off that way…in modern times. Before that the villainess felt more high-fashion-power-hungry-ruthless. It just seemed too abrupt.
Should You Seek It Out?: The book is far superior. And it has a sequel. Hit the library instead.
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