If you love the book, you'll love this, if not.....

Rating: 8/10 (1 June 2006)

..try and keep an open mind. The reason this film has not been well received is the due the publicity surrounding it. Instead if getting a ground breaking piece of cinema (which given the furore, that was the expectation) , you get a solid, tense, intelligent thriller based around a not so simple premise, but nothing earth shattering in terms of movie making or historical revelation.
Dan Brown believes the theory to be fact, Ron Howard does not. This is a crucial difference and if you can accept that, then the film is highly enjoyable and worth a look.
It is admittedly a tad long and you can get lost occasionally when following the clues and where the characters are heading. The evidence is also highly shaky, a fact well publicised in the lead up to the release but this is a criticism of the book, not the film.
All in all, the film is tense, fast paced and deeply absorbing. The whole feel of the film is taken right from the book, one of the truest adaptations for a long time.
Believe the theory or not, this is a damn good film.