Boring as a blank canvas

Rating: 3/10 (2 April 2007)

Leonardo Da Vinci + Tom Hanks + Ian McKellan + Ron Howard should = a good film, but the Da Vinci code is as interesting as a blank canvas.
The plot: take every conspiracy theory you've ever heard of - leave out the space aliens - glue them all together with bubble gum, and you've got The Da Vinci code. It's a confounded mess that goes on and on like a twisted maze and in the end adds up to absolutely nothing.
Tom Hanks looks absolutely bored throughout the entire film. Ian MacKellan is good, as he usually is.
I guess the film had to be made by someone since the book was such a best seller. Dan Brown is laughing all the way to the bank.