The Catholic Church's worst nightmare, Cracking the "Code" reminds me of a long, boring history lesson that dreads on and on...

Rating: 6/10 (19 May 2006)

**1/2 Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno and Alfred Molina. Directed by Ron Howard
After all the buzz and people scurrying about to get their hands on Dan Brown's copy of "The DaVinci Code" and skim through each page exasperating at it's wonder. I for one have not read the book so I won't continuously talk about it in comparison but what I do have to say is, if the movie is anything like the book I won't be reading it very soon. As was everyone, I was excited about Ron Howard's adaptation and teaming with his producer-pal Brian Grazer, how could they fail?
Robert Landon (Hanks) an ingenious professor in the art of symbols is called away to investigate a murder in the (gorgeous) Louvre. With Sophie Neveu (Tautou) helping him along the way, they may find a secret leading them to the paintings of Leonardo DaVinci. Which may in turn shake down the forever truth on Jesus Christ and Christianity. As a cop (Reno) tries to take him down for the murder inside the Louvre, Langdon seeks aid from his aging pal (McKellen). Together they try to spring the trap and discover the truth or just crack the code.
I was indeed disappointed by "DaVinci Code" I was mislead and may have misread the trailer. Most of the scenes, not including the ones with DaVinci's artwork, dragged on and on with no end. The movie was a little boring and not worth the buzz let alone the 2 hours and 30 minutes of Church gossip. If you want a lecture on history, open up a text book and look the stuff up rather then sit in a chair for hours on end watching Hanks in his new haircut.