Certainly interesting,and fairly engaging. It's only hindrances are is,it's too talky at points.

Rating: 7/10 (30 December 2009)

The Da Vinci Code is a film,I expected to dislike,mainly due to my lack of interest in the subject,but to my surprise,despite it's over length,The Da Vinci Code managed to satisfy me for the most part. It's not that I don't believe in god,cause I actually do quite a bit,it's just the whole subject really didn't seem to keen for my interests. The film is very low key for the most part,keeping the action and suspense to a minimum,focusing more on, the plot and dialog. While that isn't necessarily a bad thing,I did however,want them to get on with it a couple of times. The locations are absolutely beautiful,as are the set pieces,it created a nice atmospheric type mood to the film. I had heard how Tom Hanks was miscast as Robert Langdon,and how he played it too straight. I thought he was a key component to this film,he and Audrey Tautou shared chemistry and charisma together. The film itself is quite confusing sometimes,and hard to follow|The twist at the end came out of nowhere for me| but I managed to find The Da Vinci Code,quite the interesting time waster. I don't think it's a film that deserved to make well over 200 Million at the box office,but it was a decent film.
Performances. Tom Hanks is one of the best actors of all time in my opinion,but I was a bit worried,due to the criticism of the reviewers. Thankfully to my relief,he came through as always,with his special brand of charm and undeniable charisma. He was the main component to making this film work,he gave a sly show. Audrey Tautou started off rather mediocre,but got better once the film got going. She's classy,with the looks to boot,I enjoyed her performance. Ian McKellen is superb here. You can't take your eyes off of him,whenever he's on screen,not only that,some of his banter with Tom Hanks, are some of the film'best scenes. Jean Reno is pretty good as the bulldog type cop,he did fine with what he had to do. Paul Bettany's performance as Silas,may come across as over the top to some. I however found it to be mesmerizing,and thoroughly creepy at times. Alfred Molina& Jürgen Prochnow have small roles,but as always add some class to it.
Bottom Line. The Da Vinci Code isn't something,I'd wanna sit through again,I don't think,but it certainly passed the time amiably. Recommended if your in the mood for a low key,thinking type film.
7/10