Do the critics suffer from ADD? This was great viewing....

Rating: 9/10 (18 May 2006)

I can't fathom the majority of critics who have panned this movie! IS this just a snowball effect? Did one influential reviewer make a comment and everyone follow?
Standing alone as a movie , forgetting it is an adaptation of the well read book, it is enthralling viewing. I've read critics comments about the movie's need to carry out lengthy explanations ...and I must disagree with their view. I thought that the effect of overlaying historical scenes when discussing intricate points to the ploy was extremely well done. Yes...at times there was more than a few sentences of information to absorb within a minute but they repeated the important facts in more simplistic terms throughout other scenes. It makes me think these movie reviewers would be better suited to the dialogue of a Sylvester Stallone movie! DaVinci code had twists and turns...a poignant ending (how could anyone not want to jump on plane and visit a famous landmark in Paris after seeing that!!). Actually I wonder if any of the reviewers used their Grey matter to realize the ending was proof of the often used phrase in the movie "people often don't see things right in front of them" Get it ??
I'm not a fan of Tom Hanks usually and especially not a fan of putting "marketable" actors into a movie to bring in box office dollars. However I found he is very engaging by taking a less emotive...matter-of-fact approach to the character. Audrey Tautou needed just a little more of...something...to make me believe her character, but still an impressive job. One point that other reviewers have mentioned that I do agree with is that Ian McKellen brings an outstanding quality to his very important character.
DaVinci will appeal to anyone who likes a bit of Hollywood and a LOT of cerebral matter in their movies. I especially recommend to conspiracy theorists who are looking for an entertaining depiction of a fictional conspiracy. Well done Ron Howard. 9 out of 10.