Believe the hype

Rating: 2/10 (21 May 2006)

I didn't want to believe all the awful reviews this film received. I thought any critic worth his salt would be forced to rubbish this film, due to its source material. Unfortunately however they were correct. The book, i agree, is engaging and pacey, despite the fact everyone thinks Dan Brown should write like Shakespeare, but the film is the exact opposite. Dull and tedious with flat characters (well apart from Ian McKellan) and almost humorless. Maybe if you haven't read the book (yes i mean the indigenous tribes on the Indian archipelago of Nicobar) then maybe it's worth watching just to see what all the fuss is about. For the rest of us give this a miss and go watch National Treasure