Not excellent.

Rating: 4/10 (21 November 2006)

Interesting subject matter and gorgeous set pieces can't change the fact that this was a pretty dumb movie.
There were actors - there were some pretty amazing actors - but not much acting. Furthermore, outside of Dan Brown's carefully thought-out novel, it doesn't seem like there was a lot of actual writing done either.
Much research went into the historical references. Not much went into decent storytelling or convincing film-making. It's more like an essay on the history of religious symbols disguised as a movie, than an actual movie. If you're making a thirty-minute TV documentary, then that's one thing. But if I'm paying $10 to see this in a theater, or $4 to rent it, I want something better acted and written.
"The Da Vinci Code" wasn't particularly entertaining. It wasn't anything. It was ... I'm trying to think of a better word than "bland", but it isn't really worth thinking of one.