Confusing and badly directed

Rating: 3/10 (21 May 2006)

I did not read the book, so I am not one of those people who compare movies to books. I knew nothing about the book, characters, or story. So I am judging this movie solely on what's on the screen. I found the whole movie difficult to follow and extremely confusing. I lost track of the characters and did not believe the story logic. This is one of Ron Howard's worst directed film. He cut scenes everywhere. If two people were talking, he would cut between them. If someone picked up a glass of water---bamm! closeup of hand picking up water then cut to a closeup of person drinking water.
Subtitles were overdone. Sometimes there would be something on the screen we were supposed to pay close attention to, but unfortunately was distracted from because we were supposed to read the subtitles! The actress who played the lead french girl was annoying beyond belief. Her whiny french accent became unbearable.
I know this film was fiction, and I am sure most people know that. But I can understand why (and I am not a religious person) the church does not like this film. It unfairly puts the church down with theories that some people might think are based on real theories. I gave this movie a 3 rating but in my heart I would like to give it a 0.