The code on how Hollywood screws up movies that could have been good

Rating: 6/10 (9 June 2006)

One day when I was surfing the internet I came upon news about a movie being made after a novel. The Da Vinci Code it was called. Time passed and soon the movie was to have its premiere.
As I and some friends of mine walked through the streets of Sweden (where posters of The Da Vinci Code had found their way onto the sides of the trains) one of my friends bought the book in English. Back in Norway, I found myself reading the book with great passion. The subject discussed in the book was what made the book interesting at all, the events themselves being OK. As I finished the book, I thought for myself: a grand 5 out of 6. That's how good I found the book. The next day I downloaded the movie off the internet and found it...pathetic! What I saw was a movie for children, a National Treasure duplicate. I was saddened by the way the story had changed and turned for the worse. It was like as if the movie had been made in a week: everything happened too fast (no time to breathe) and the end...aw, don't get me started. Take a gum and stretch it. You'll notice that from the point you started stretching the gum, most of the substance still is located - the stretched part being long and thin. That's how the movie is! If you are planning to read the book, by any means do NOT watch the movie first since it will only ruin the essence of the book. In fact, don't watch the movie at all - read the book instead.
1/10 - I'd give it less if I could!