The Bad Reviews it got -- are all a crock of sh*t...

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2006)

If you've read the book, you'll love the movie. It plays to the book about 90%.
I've heard a lot of horrible reviews from pre-screenings...critics were harsh on this one, saying that Tom Hanks was boring in his role. ... but, like I said before, if you read the book, you can appreciate the fact that he played the character pretty much to a 'T'.
I saw the movie tonight, somehow got in even though all the screenings prior to mine were sold out.
I heard comments from the audience throughout the movie, people who obviously have not read the book... They were a bit confused. There is so much going on that unless you get the detail as it is in the book about everything, you're confused. There is a point in a movie where it all finally starts to make sense to the viewer.
Like most GREAT books, it's hard to fit everything into a movie of 2.5hours. I think Ron Howard did a great job.
Unlike Memoirs of a Geisha, The Da Vince Code movie... was like reading the book all over again. Props to Howard.
For those of you who have not read the book, I recommend purchasing the audio version, especially if you have a long commute to work. This is what I did, and thank goodness, because I never would have been able to pronounce everyone's name just by reading them. Also, the audio version has voice overs so it's like listening to multiple actors ... watching TV with your eyes closed...