Not what I expected

Rating: 6/10 (25 May 2006)

Same story: good book, average movie. That's the kindest things that can be said. Though Tom Hanks makes a good performance I was disappointed by Jean Reno and Audrey Tautou. I would have expected more stamina from Fache since I originally thought that Jean Reno is a match made in heaven for this role. Ian McKellen plays quite a role and it would have helped if not for the poorly written script and sloppy directing it would have made quite an impact at the end.
Overall the movie is not bad though. Those who haven't read the book seem to enjoy it quite a lot, and so it may just be that my expectations were to high on this. On a good note the movie it's not doll but not as thrilling as the book either. A little more mystery would have helped, since even those that didn't read the book saw through the plot easily. I think Dan Brown did a better job in keeping you interested through the end. Also there were some points of interest in the book that the movie seems to pass through too easily, but it may be due to the fact it has to, in order not to last 6 hours.
My advice is to go see it. It's OK for an easy going weekend movie but for those who really enjoyed the book ... well don't get your hopes up or you might end up disappointed. Want to see a great movie? Go see Crash or Inside Man. They are far better.