Good acting, good special effect, bad movie?

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2006)

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is one of the best novels I have ever read and I suggest to anyone thinking about seeing the movie to read the book first. This will be a lot more enjoyable for you.
Now, the movie changes a lot of things from the book. Some are required due to time issues (it is hard for one to cram 450 pages into 2 hours), but others I thought were just plain useless. This story is so rich it is a pity the movie changed so much from the original.
The acting is good although Hanks does not seems like the Robert from the book to me and neither does the girl who played Sophie, but that is expected. I felt like the first scene with the teacher was going great in the movie and then in the very next scene they reveal too much. Why?! That scene alone ruined the movie for me.
I wanted to see this movie because the book was so well done and such a good story (let's remember it is just a fictional story, okay people?). I was, however, very disappointed at the outcome. I felt like I would have done better watching Mission Impossible 3 again. I know those of you who want to see it will see the movie nonetheless but I am sure most of you will be disappointed at the outcome and for this I am sorry. It is what happened to me. I give this movie a 6 out of 10 just because of the good acting and special effects (they were great) but the screen play failed me. I do not recommend it especially for those who expect it to be great because of the book.