A fantastic movie

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2006)

I watched the movie after reading some of the negative reviews.
Plus points
1) excellent screenplay 2) wonderful use of flashback technique right till Christian times 3) brilliant enactment by characters 4) beautiful cinematography especially night scenes 5) good length of movie, I can't think of any 10 minute cuts 6) not a single idle minute where you feel lost / bored/ unessential
Minus points 1) movie assumes you know many basic things which you might not know 2) cryptology cracking scenes are too fast especially for those who haven't read the book