A great book and a wonderful movie.

Rating: 9/10 (27 May 2006)

There comes a time where people's beliefs and perceptions come into question. There also is a moment in life where ideals are challenged and any questions of an objectionable nature are considered bad, evil and immoral. If you think I am talking about the Da Vinci code movie, you are correct. If you think I am talking about if the statements and ideals for the book are based on facts or fiction, then you SERIOUSLY NEED HELP!! I will put a disclaimer on this review, which will be, for all you religious nuts out there, Dan Brown's book is listed in the FICTION section of the library or bookstore. Now, back to my original train of thought. When I first heard about the book being made into a movie, I had seen the trouble that was to come along with it. I knew religious people would bash it, critics would hate it, and even fans of the book might rebel against it. I was glad to see that Ron Howard would be making this great book into a movie. I was disappointed to have Tom Hanks playing the lead role, because while I was watching the movie, all I kept seeing was Tom Hanks. It would have been even better if they had cast an unknown or little known actor for the role, because many people didn't actually SEE the movie, they just WATCHED the movie. So my definitive review of the movie goes as stated. As a movie to book translation, it was an: A-. The lighting was great, the music was great, the set design was great. They kept the movie just about exactly as I pictured it reading the book. (note to Alfonso Curon who did that piece of crap Harry Potter movieTHIS IS HOW you make a movie based on a popular book.) The only thing that kept it from being an A-plus, was casting a big star in the lead role. It was very hard watching this movie without saying, "look it's Tom Hanks" As a movie just for people to watch and enjoy, I give it a: B. it reminded me of Raiders of the lost Ark. Sure it didn't have the dramatic, unrealistic adventure scenes, but the movie REALLY grabs you when they explain about "the holy grail". I am TRULY glad I didn't listen to all the critics ( who never saw the movie. Honestly if you call yourself a critic or are on a committee who is voting for an award of some type GO WATCH THE MOVIE before "reviewing" or "casting ballots" ( personally I am still raving mad over the idiots who thought Brokeback Mountain was a good movie. Crash won best picture for a reason. A better movie, and not a call or cry for gay people to try an speak out. )