The Best seller comes to life

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2006)

Tom Hanks stars as Robert Langdon. Lagdon is giving a presentation in Paris when he is called to help an investigation of a murder in the Lourve. The museum's curator has left clues for Langdon and his granddaughter Sophie. The clues will lead them to the Holy Grail which follows the ideas presented by Holy Blood Holy Grail.Da Vinci's paintings have clues within them. Langdon and Sophie find a key which they use to open a vault. They find a cipher code within them. Langdon and Sophie are being hunted by the Opus Dei assassin named Silas. He quickly enlists the help of his friend Leigh Teabing, an expert on the subject of the Holy Grail. Will our heroes be able to unearth a secret that will change what Christians everywhere believe? Ron Howard has outdone himself here. He has changed his style of direction significantly to deliver us a unique film. Howard spares no expense we see the fantastic European sights. Howard has the privilege of having an outstanding cast to work with. Alfred Molina,Paul Bettany, and the all ways outstanding Ian McKellan particularly stand out. Hanks is good but I still think someone else should have taken the role. The film is flawed though,I found segments of it to drag. Langdon's ability to decipher century old riddles within minutes is very hard to believe. Our female lead Audrey Tautou's french accent is rich that it is sometimes hard to understand what she is saying. Overall I would recommend the film.