Good ideas, dull story.

Rating: 6/10 (4 December 2006)

This book should've stayed a book, but moving it to screens will spread the interesting ideas.
If the DaVinci Code had not had the muddled story of Tom Hanks and the woman whose name I do not remember, the movie would have been much clearer. And Ian McEllan's appearance was weaker than it was in X-Men III, which was his most recent work to DaVinci, as in maybe a month or two: guess which he liked more? All that was gained, in my humble opinion (IMHO), out of the characters was the speech by Tom Hanks at the beginning of the movie; that was an awesome speech that blew me away. It made very, very good points, and would have been interesting to have been at in reality.
DaVinci Code has interesting ideas about Mary Magdelene and the Bible Pals, but it's really just a big conspiracy theory that's interesting when you think about it, even though you know it's not true. But the characters muddle it a bunch more than is enjoyable, when the movie (and book that I have not read) should really just be a presentation of the ideas.
Big-name actors act a little down and ideas get muddled, but if you catch anything, it'll make you think for a few days. A 6 out of 10. If you're smart enough to get the ideas, though, just read the book if you have the time.