Good thriller

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2006)

I really enjoyed this film...it did what it said on the tin. I think it was always going to be a difficult book to remake because of the long periods of discussion and puzzle-solving. I went with someone who hadn't read the book and we both found it a thrilling ride right until the end. It was a feat by the script writer to make sure the complex plot and conspiracy theories were clear while keeping the pace moving. The action scenes were exciting, there was a good relationship between the leads and the less prominent characters played their part. It drew us in and that's what a good blockbuster does. The locations looked great too.
There has been a lot of complaints calling this boring, slow and woodenly acted. I disagree. It's not going to change the world but then we didn't expect it to. Nothing can compare to the success of the book in getting people talking. But go and see it and enjoy it!