Book Was Better....

Rating: 4/10 (20 May 2006)

This movie was not nearly as good as the book. I disagree with the theological basis of the book, but enjoyed reading it nonetheless. This movie, however, was one of the most painful things I've ever sat through at a theater, with the exception of last year's calamity Napoleon Dynamite.
The actors, while a stellar group of individuals, did not portray the characters from the book well at all, with the exception of Bezu Fache, Sir Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellen), and Silas (Paul Bettany). The audience is never given a chance to empathize with the characters, leaving one with the vague idea that these people should mean something to one, but simply don't.
The movie deviates from the book in several ways, none of which I am going to discuss here so that I don't have to enable the "spoiler warning" thingie.
Aside from the above, if you have a couple of hours to waste, $10 to blow, and are ready to be mind-numbingly bored, feel free to watch this movie.