Watch it with an open mind. You will like it!

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2006)

As this movie has been touted as one of the most anticipated films of this year, certainly expectations are high. And it does not failed me at all. I had read the novel beforehand and so at least I know what to expect of the movie.
The critics had been saying so much about this movie, it had actually made me kind of dread how the movie will turn out as I had read the book already and like it. Still, I went to the cinema with an open mind. And I realised, having the open mind really works. Yes, it's all just work of fiction and it's up to oneself to decide what is real and not. I am not a Christian myself but yet I like overall how it's presented. Also for someone who had read the book before, I do like that it stays with the book most of the time despite the time constrains with few minor changes here and there in the movie.
The places being featured in the movie are just - fantastique! I like overall how the cast are being presented. Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, Audrey Tautou as Sophie Neveu, Ian McKellen as Sir Leigh Teabing, Jean Reno as Bezu Fache, Paul Bettany as Silas...it really fit altogether.
For my father who had accompanied me to go watch this, he had certainly asked me a lot of questions (and I patiently replied him back after the movie ended) about what the movie was trying to say. Still eventually, he had managed to get the gist of it. The pace of the movie is the reason why he and I managed to understand the whole thing. For me, it's better because I had read the book beforehand. I know I had said that many times but then for one who had not read the book, you will still more or less get the hang of it.
The final few moments of the movie can really drive home why director Ron Howard had made this movie well. Even if I dare say I was not aware of the novel version beforehand, I think I will still be almost choked up towards the end of the movie.
So much had been said about Dan Brown's bestselling novel and this movie adaptation but then I can only give this one advice for those who are going to go watch the movie - watch it with an open mind. It will surely do value to your movie ticket as it does to mine.