Over-hyped, dull, very boring and completely pointless

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2006)

Seldom has a movie so eagerly awaited has disappointed so much. I knew that Dan Brown's book was over-hyped and artificially 'best sold' by the various protests, but I was hoping that at least the movie might be interesting. Instead, all we got was a flat & uninspiring script, dull direction and wooden acting. Tom Hanks and Jean Reno looked as though they were late for a funeral and the supporting cast were not far behind. The 'twists' are preposterous and defy common sense and the special effects look as though they have been borrowed from other films. To add to the fiasco, the music and cinematography are also very ordinary, completing a deadbeat film.