An entertaining book with few redeeming values loses them entirely in the movie

Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2006)

When watching this movie the first thing I noticed was the almost total change in the character of Robert Langdon. His character was watered down simply to put a skeptic about the "true" grail in the movie. It renders any legitimate connection to Sophie ridiculous and creates the effect of no chemistry between the two leads (which may or may not be true). Particularly horrendous was the changing of the bishop's part to 'evil bishop plotting to destroy the grail and kill all those involved.' This is extremely unfaithful to the story and creates a very watered down version of the book which is made more "safe" for Christian audiences. It is appalling how changes like this were probably necessary because Americans cannot be free thinkers and instead must ban "heredical" thought.
If you enjoyed the book I would recommend going to see the movie. However, don't be surprised by the changing of the story to be more wholesome.