It's good

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2006)

OK I know it's a long movie based on a book that has a lot of theory in it but I say u give it a shot! I mean,I do know it might not be action packed as in huge car chasing,gun fire once every 2 min or bombs going off every once in a while but the movie is very well made in my opinion and for the history,mystery and religion fans ,for those who like intelligent movies this movie is the right thing. Not to mention that it has some great actors in the main roles : Tom Hanks ,Audrey Tatou,Jean Reno,Ian McKellen and others should be proof enough that this is indeed a good movie. What I don't know is if it's best to read the book first or see the movie.There are some advantages to having read the book first because some passages and explanations are missing from the movie and it would have probably been impossible to introduce them anyway. I believe that Ron Howard is a good director and he does have experience with movies based on books,biographies or historical events . Also I feel that the movie should not be judged by people in order of their religious beliefs, as some tend to, because the author of the book and the ones who made the movie are not making you believe in their theory ,they just want to create a good story ,with an interesting plot based on some scientifical research that may or may not be fact. The book is in the "FICTION" category and so is the movie and I simply can't understand why some form opinions(good or bad ) even before seeing it or reading the book.