The book is better.

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2006)

But of course, there is hardly any chance that a movie would be better than the book. There is such a veritable mass of information given in the book, Howard has tried his best to fill that into the movie. The overall perspective is quite clean, to understand the movie one doesn't need to read the book. So that would indicate that the movie has done well in making itself understood to the audience despite the complexity of theme. Ian McKellen shines!!! He is brilliant, but then I always knew he would be. Audrey Tautou warms up in her acting as the movie progresses, but Tom Hanks does nothing to enliven the scenes. I was shocked to see Paul Bettany as Silas. I mean I loved him in Wimbledon!! Here he does a good job but still it was a shocker. :)
The Da Vinci Code created a lot of protests in my part of the world, though it was passed through, I really saw no reason for it to create such a furore. I mean, the book merely makes one think - the movie moves too fast for us to think. On the whole, I would see this movie again!