Don't listen to the critics, it's good - go see for yourself!

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2006)

Despite the almost universal criticism I heard about this film I went to see it for myself - and I'm glad i did. The critics have it all wrong and i was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the film. It is not the best film ever made but nor is it the awful failure some have made it out to be. Apart from the penultimate scene it is remarkably faithful to the book, so you are not in for any major surprises. As an avid reader of both the Harry Potter books and the Da Vinci Code I would say that the D.V.C movie was much more enjoyable to watch and was more successful than the HP films. No major chunks were omitted nor many embellishments made. It was like watching the book come to life and makes it much easier to understand.
In my opinion the film slightly toned down the anti-Christian ideas in the book while remaining faithful to the plot of the book. The tweaked penultimate scene even plugs Christianity and the love of Jesus. However the overall message remains the same as the book.
I would say all the cast did a great job, Silas was suitably scary and Ian McKellen made the perfect English gentleman. I would urge everyone to go and make their minds up for themselves - I really think the critics have got it wrong this time. Overall it was better than i thought ****