Not as good as the book, but still thrilling...

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2006)

I must agree with most people who've seen the movie: it's not as good as the book. But still I enjoyed it very much. I watched it with my brother yesterday. He hadn't read the book, but even though he didn't completely understood the story and required some clarification at times, he still thought that, and I quote his words here, it was 'a kick-ass movie!'.
The beginning of the movie I felt was too hastened and too quickly for people who hadn't read the book. After about fifteen to twenty minutes the tempo slowed down a bit to a more understandable level. Like I said before, my brother did require some clarification at times, but that was partially solved by the cinema itself. They gave us a small list with some keywords like Opus Dei, Leonardo Da Vinci, the Priory of Sion and among other things the Knights Templar.
The movie could have been a whole lot better if it had followed the book the letter, but in most cases that's impossible with book-to-film adaptations. Though the very ending of the movie was exactly how I imagined when I read the book...