Great, if predictable and confusing

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2006)

I didn't read the book, so I don't know if this follows the same line. I did start to read it but couldn't keep on going once I realized that it was just a scavenger hunt for clues. Towards the end, there was no other possible outcome than Ms. Tautou being the descendant of J.C. But the ending was very climactic. And the very very end didn't make any sense because it was using the I.M. Pei pyramid, which was a hell of a lot later than the clues were done. And what was the grandfather doing humping that girl with all the masks looking on? And the church, all its money, and it can only come up with Silas to do the dirty work of protecting the secret? Why didn't the girl get a book deal at the end? The clever historical scenes, especially the people at the time of Newton's death, were truly magical cinematic elements. I was born on Christmas Day. Why not make a movie about me?