Yawn!

Rating: 5/10 (20 May 2006)

Two Xmases ago my friends bought me a book that was the buzz of the month. The DaVinci Code. I rushed through it, spent all of my free time reading eager to see the mystery unravel. I was overwhelmed how fast paced written it was, how clever the riddles, how utterly smart and charming Robert Langdon was, how accurate the descriptions, how well conceived the plot. In a few words, a stunning piece of fiction. Yesterday, finally the movie opened. I yawned through the whole show, trying to figure out what went wrong. Still am, still can't. But it was wrong. Boring. Compared to the book, this was nothing. As much as I respect Tom Hanks, this was not the part for him (Dennis Quaid should have played Robert). Also, Ian McKellen as a mischievous-stop-at-nothing seeker of the truth didn't quite settle with me. On the other hand, Paul Bettany as the albino assassin monk was brilliant. Seeing him made it worth to sit through the movie. Of course, the locations were amazing, next time I'm in London I'm sure to go and visit Isaac Newton's tomb. It was great to attach a picture to Brown's detailed, although sometimes incorrect descriptions. Maybe if I hadn't read the book. Maybe that's it. In the end, it wouldn't be fair of me not to say that my friends loved the movie. (None of them read the story.)