What a read! Now, what a movie!!!

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2006)

The DaVinci Code is a fabulous, thrilling movie! Ron Howard has brought to life on the screen one of the most mesmerizing and fascinating fictional works of all time. Howard, keeping the film true to the novel, knew that would be critical to its success among its millions of devoted fans. For those who did not read the book, the occasional flashback was expertly used to tie events together. That Howard could capture all of the intricate aspects and idiosyncrasies of the novel in two and a half hours without sacrificing the integrity of the storyline is spectacular in itself. Nothing, not one iota of Dan Brown's masterpiece was lost. Howard's reward...the DVC's $225 million opening weekend. The moviegoers' reward...experiencing a "virtual reality" of this awesome read in which the main characters were expertly cast, delivering noteworthy performances. Those who read the book and loved it inherently knew that the agenda-driven naysayers and movie critics had it all wrong. And that didn't take a miracle.