Another bad choice for a movie

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2006)

I liked the Da Vinci code. I'm not afraid to say it. I think those of you who took sooooo much offense to the book probably needed to check the side of the book. The word 'fiction' frees the writer from all critics who called his book a sack of lies. Of course it's lies, the book is a novel. What I really hated is all the hype that came out of this. I mean...for what? What were the Catholics trying to prove? No one believed this and if they did, well, Catholics need to find a new angle anyway. This whole "protect the world from evil" thing seems to be a ploy to get attention anyway. Now to the movie. As I read the book, there was not one time I sat back and thought "this would make a great movie". You know why? First the book is rather large. See, this isn't always a problem (for instance, The Godfather was pretty big and that movie was fantastic)...but the subject matter has to be interesting all the time. The Da Vinci code didn't have that type of suspense. Also, the book is just too slow to be considered thrilling. Bottom line: This isn't a terrible movie and it really shouldn't be all that controversial. Kudos to Dan Brown for writing a great book (and yes, it was great. All who say different either haven't read it, or just don't like slow books...or you're a catholic). Ron Howard did the best job with all that he had...which was a book that wasn't really suited to be a movie. Don't even get me started on the Da Vinci code game (no, I'm not kidding). Save this one for a rental, unless you absolutely loved the book.