Dead Bishop in the Lobby!

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2009)

"Well, I don't know who keeps leaving them!" Sorry, just recalled that old Monty Python sketch. Okay, the vibe I am getting is that for the fans of Brown's original book, Howard made a bunch of changes that they considered unacceptable. Fair enough, I guess, but honestly, a book is always going to be better than the movie. Also, Brown got so many things wrong in the book about Catholicism that the film makers probably did him a favor by making changes.
Beyond that, it's a well paced film, good performance by Hanks. I think it telegraphed it's suspense a bit early when you found out the Ewan McGregor character was the mastermind behind all the mystery. Yeah, that was about as predictable as Scooby Doo. "It was old man Carmalengo all along!" "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling Symbologists!"
Catholic groups were upset with their church being mocked, but the book was much harsher than the movie and the church deserves a lot of criticism...