Great performance of Ian McKellen!

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2006)

When I entered the theater I didn't know what to expect. As with every movie made from a book, it lacks many subplots and it somehow fails to reproduce the mystic atmosphere in the original writing. The movie is good, performance of the actors is excellent, and I must say, Ian McKellen's act was by far the most convincing.
As for the movie, we must state it is a fiction from the very beginning, as is the book. Did Jesus and Mary Magdalene have a child? Unlikely, but this is what the movie and the book try to make you see. As for the religious part, people believe in witchcraft, spirits, ufos, extraterrestrials and even devils but not God... It's much easier I guess.
As a conclusion, this type of modern literature, that catches (read traps) most youngsters into the world of IFs and possibilities is shamefully widespread. Coelho-like spawn that shadow true literary masterpieces are very trendy these days. What most people don't see is that they come and go as the rain.
I'd give it a 6, and that alone for artistic performance. If you want something spectacular, try something else instead.