The DaVinci Code

Rating: 7/10 (30 May 2006)

I read The DaVinci Code almost two years ago. I saw the movie on Saturday night at the drive-in. Tip number one: don't see it at the drive-in. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the movie. First let me say, I thought the casting was pretty damn good. Reading the book, I imagined Jean Reno as Bezu Fache, so I was pleased to hear he would be playing him. Also, while reading the book I imagined an older character for Aringarosa and I imagined a less feeble Teabing, for some reason. But personality-wise, Sir Ian McKellen and Alfred Molina were perfect. I also thought Audrey Tatou was a wise choice for Sophie. I couldn't think of any mainstream actress that could have played Sophie, but Tatou did wonderfully. Tom Hanks was good as Robert Langdon. I imagined a younger and more handsome Langdon, but nonetheless, Hanks did well. Not superb, as he has been in Forrest Gump and The Terminal. I even prefer the characters he plays in Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, but he did well. They stayed very true to the book. The only things lacking, and I know it's for time because the movie was long enough as it was, were that the book went a bit deeper. Also, while the movie was good, it didn't thrill me as the book did. Perhaps that is because I had read the book and they stayed so true to it I saw every step coming along the way. But when I read the book, I couldn't put it down.