Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

This show is being rebroadcast on Bravo every morning at 8 am and I am hooked again ! I wish to dip my oar in the water and to reminisce, compliment and commiserate the show and the fact that it is gone, but, I guess all dogs have their day and time moves on. Shows like this that rely on intelligent scripts driven by characters that are superbly acted and seem like real people warts 'n all. This cast was a dream cast, not afraid to use facial expressions, make wrinkles, use vocal inflections and nuances to help me feel involved. In fact all of Da Vinci's characters and situations feel real and less like I am observing a specimen in a glass bottle or a thinly veneered facade. The scripts were captivating and made me yearn for the next episode and the threads that ran through the series episodes added to rather than detracted from this series. I am not a fan of jingoism but love the quality of shows like the Da Vinci's incarnations, Intelligence, Flashpoint and others that highlight the 'Canadian way'. We revel in the concept that force does not make right and may not be necessary nor best way to achieve things and that intellect versus thoughtless and impulsive action is the best course of 'action'. Our writers seem to be able to captivate, intrigue and respect the intelligence of viewers and aim UP to them, making us reach for and think about what we are watching. I hate having things handed to me on a platter and appreciate writers who treat me as an adult viewer, not as someone with a 14 year old mentality. Let's hope that sponsors and politicians will recognize and support the quality of the craftsmanship here before it slips away. Why must we wait for the recognition of other countries before we see the quality of our arts ? If I was allowed to say something to the Canadian script writers I would like to say "Good job, thank you" and "You have my attention, please write well so that you can keep it." and "If you do, I will not let you down either."

I am a very-very picky member of audience. I like reality-related shows, and it should be "make-believe closer to 100%". It is hard for me to do not notice sloppy jobs, as I am a scientist. Before this serial I had only 2 serials which passed the line "good" for me (Sopranos and Mad Men), so I am glad to watch it. I would not watch anything with poor performance and poor director's work. Most of series (I am 51 now, I had a quick look at many of them, trust me) did not pass one episode on me; 3-4 series I watched for 1-2 seasons, but they did not survive on me: either stories get too silly, or cheesy, or attention to details is too sloppy. Da Vinci's inquest passed for me to the "greatest job I ever saw on TV" - acting is great not only for the main guy, but for every single small role on the background, operator job (not being shy to obstruct the view or do not bother showing what should be there), attention to the details (people are mumbling like real people, CSI wear and act as the are supposed to, bad guys are not 100% bad, good guys are not 100% good, dead people look dead, weather is real, etc). It seems that a very good professional was in control of this production. Too bad it was discontinued. The team deserves recognition, for sure.

I must confess that I only began watching this show in syndication, less than a year ago, and I am hooked. My local station shows one episode per week. I still don't know if the client who shot himself in his lawyer's office really committed suicide or whether Brian the vice cop will get his due, and I am on tender hooks waiting to find out.The casting is excellent and the acting is phenomenal. Emily Perkins,who plays the street walker/informant makes a meal out of a minor role, but all of the actors play their roles well. And the lead role, Da Vinci, is played to understated perfection. Not a superhero/superstar, as most TV leads tend to be.But it is the script writing that stands out the most. Some threads begin and end in one episode while others stretch over over longer periods, and yet nothing seems contrived or forced. The fact that the series is Canadien might have something to do with this - are you paying attention Hollywood? If you want glitz and glamor and cheap laughs and stereotypical character development then Da Vinci's Inquest is not for you. But if you like intelligent drama that doesn't insult its audience then I cannot recommend a TV series more than this one.

This is one of the finest television series, ever, in my opinion. It has a poignancy, passion and nearly poetic dialog that US television can't match.The episode where Da Vinci, while working feverishly at his coroner's job, keeps avoiding repeated phone calls from his mother only to find that he has missed being present at his own stone-cutter father's passing and, then, mimics his old man by chiseling the letters of the gravestone, breaks one's heart.Watching it on WFSB in Hartford, another recent episode has a beautiful and moving speech delivered by a mother, fearful that her son has murdered her abusive boyfriend, in which she both describes her dilemma as a single mother and a helpless victim of the circumstances of a hard life, plus offers herself up as a more likely culprit in a transparent effort to protect the boy.The program even featured Matt Frewer, star of probably my favorite television program, ever, Max Headroom, as a guest villain in a two part series.It doesn't get much better than this.