Imagine the consequences if Jesus Christ was never resurrected and his body was discovered buried in a tomb in Jerusalem. Or at least, that is the possibility that this film presents. Anyway, informed of this possible discovery by Israel, the Roman Catholic Church sends a priest named "Father Matt Gutierrez" (Antonio Banderas) to investigate. Although skeptical of Father Gutierrez's impartiality, the archaeologist, Sharon Golban" (Olivia Williams) allows him to accompany her into the tomb she discovered. Since many of the details of this discovery have yet to be thoroughly analyzed, she does her best to explain each step of the process along the way. Obviously, the significance of the results to the Christian faith is enormous. Israel is also concerned because possessing the body of Christ is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it might bring them an invaluable bargaining chip with the West. On the other hand, the influential Orthodox Jewish members within Israel are infuriated with the sacrilege being done and want the site closed immediately. Additionally, realizing that something extremely important has been found, the Palestinians also become involved and seek to possess or destroy whatever is in the tomb. At any rate, rather than disclose some of the more interesting parts of this film, I will just say that the director (Jonas McCord) does a pretty good job of keeping the tension going all the way from start to finish. While the acting was only adequate and I thought the ending could have been drawn out a bit more, I still found it to be an enjoyable film overall.
