Very disappointing...

Fresh and Exciting

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Not that it was awful, it was just - useless. I saw lots of supposition about supposed traditions, which by the way, have little or no standing in real history. But of course, there could not have been any code in DaVinci's work unless it was put there from a much later time that knows about back masking and making something out of lots of gibberish nothings. It was VERY unfortunate that one with the credibility and class of Patrick McKnee was shouldered with the host position. The lack of class in production of the piece, the lack of accurate historical evidence and the lack of a clear line from the offered "evidence" to the conclusion (that there is a connection between DaVinci and a code secreted in his work, etc.) is very bad. It kills what little class McKnee lent to the piece and absolutely destroyed the credibility that was pleaded for by the author. In short, fiction is just that : fiction. Lies and made up "truth" are just that ; lies and made up "truth", no matter how nicely they are dressed. Do not waste your time, unless you enjoy fiction and like seeing supposed intellectuals posing as grown ups while they make utter fools of themselves. How terribly unfortunate.

Watching this movie, I would say it is done in an insightful manner. The overview, sources, and sweeping range of explanations concerning DaVinci's work and more is inspiring. As a closer look at information handed down and accepted previously as fact, Unlocking does a deft job. At first watch, the multiple topics winding in various directions is a bit of a spiral. However, the academic approach to history, many sources with a critical perspective, creates a strong foundation of discovery between God's truth and Man's truth. In the end, the discerning twists become the movie's strength. Viewing spurred a spark for more and research beyond. For that simple fact, I highly recommend this movie to the intellectually and spiritually curious. Not too shabby for an hour's worth of entertainment. Oh and Mr. Macnee is a great narrator!

If you want to see this one, it's for one of three reasons.1. You've just read "The Da Vinci Code" and are interested in finding out more. If this is the case, stay away from this movie, as it will give you information that will leave you scratching your head and thinking, "Where the hell did they come up with that?" If you are interested in finding out more, read the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail." That book, while not necessarily true, will give you more information in a better manner.2. You've just read "The Da Vinci Code" and "Holy Blood, Holy Grail." If this is the case, stay away from this movie, as you won't hear anything new.3. You haven't read either of the two aforementioned books. If this is the case, stay away from this movie, as it will raise some questions that will seem to be out of left field. If "The Da Vinci Code" and the issues the book raises interests you, read the two books mentioned above.DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE.

Don't waste your money or hope that you held on to you receipt cause this is just horrible. For the first 10 minutes Davinci's art is talked about, nothing groundbreaking, no unlocking of any codes, then for the rest of the documantary(40 Min's) they use the last supper and some secret club that Leo was apart of to be the transition about wither or not Jesus had any kids and if there was a holy grail and honest to god Davinci's name isn't mentioned again til the final comments by the host which goes something like this: 'well we've come along way from Leonardo Davinci to the lost scriptures of the holy testament. Did Davinci have secret knowledge about Jesus? We'll probably never know' The End. The END?! this has nothing to do with anything. the re-enactments are soooo dumb at one point there's this thing about a french priest being given money to make over his church back in the 1800's and he's handed American paper money! They show some ancient knights that were suppose to have unearthed the grail and they all had neatly trimmed beards, they showed 'middle eastern' men(one who's name was Mohammad Ali) digging up a vase in the desert but they were all old white dude's speaking English. This movie made me sad cause i spend money to watch it, which, because i bought it at walmart ill be able to get back, the hour of my life i spent watching it, however, is gone for good.