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Rating: 6/10 (9 November 2014)

A real world example of where Art ends and Greed begins.
In an attempt to prove that lightening could strike twice, on command, this became the "sequel" to Da Vinci Code, a novel which according to legend, sold more copies than the Bible and spawned a lawsuit, to boot.
(The authors of Holy Blood Holy Grail, which preceded Da Vinci Code, felt that certain "liberties" had been taken with their original non-fiction work), It also marks one of the worst performances by Ron Howard and his team, although presumably he was "directed" (pun) to spare no expense in this lavish mess.
The result is not merely a yawn, but a predictable and overlong yawn at that.
Finally, at the risk of being accused of "telling an old hound dog how to suck eggs," for indeed these are/were the top men in the film game, the casting of the "female interest" was a disaster. Audrey Tautou from the original was a genuine phenom, intelligent yet able to command the camera and the audience with raw charisma. Totally lacking in this second try.