Completely bare

Rating: 5/10 (14 October 2006)

I've read the book and the movie sucked. Plain and simple? The book is far, far more superior. I did go back and tried to look at the movie as something separate from the book and I came up with the following conclusions: The cinematography is visually stunning, and the movie is quite fast paced for its running-time which makes it more enjoyable. I loved the bits showing the precedent history Â– the goddess statues and roman-like buildings. I wanted so much more of that! Sir Ian McKellan truly becomes his character and delivers a terrific performance; he's a brilliant actor. Tom Hanks has to win a razzie award for his role as Robert Langdon, he was dead. The script should be burned, and the scene where Sophie puts her foot on the pond's surface should be banned for its sheer embarrassment. 'The Da Vinci Code' is a cowardly film with no bones, just flesh & skin and completely fails to open up the door of discussion that it should have. Would also recommend National Treasure