Could have been better

Rating: 6/10 (22 May 2009)

This is a movie i was quite excited about. I loved the book for its intricacy and the fact it kept you guessing.
Now while i knew what to expect from the film, as yes, it did follow the flow of the book pretty much perfectly, it left out crucial parts of the plot, things which thickened the narrative and made for more dramaitc plot twists. I felt a lot of Vittoria's plot line was left out, and this let me down, as her storyline provides the crux of the book (mostly).
All in all, it is an enjoyable movie, it sure as S*** did not feel like 2+ hours as it moves with good pace and flow, but when it says "Based on the novel by Dan Brown" it really means loosely based. I still fail to see why movie makers cant stay truer to source material, Peter Jackson proved it can be done with LOTR, and such widely accepted books like Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons which have a great fan following, the films should be far more reflective and true to the books.
Good movie, but could have been better