It's Average

Rating: 6/10 (14 November 2006)

I haven't read the book so I can't possibly comment on how good the book is and how bad the film is adapted. The film is really not that bad, but can never be regarded as good.
I think most of you have read the book (after all it's an international bestseller) so that you probably know about the story than I do. In short Dr Robert Langdon is led to find out the top secret of Christianity.
The whole plot goes as an ordinary thriller does; Something happens, some people get involved, here come some quests, the people crack the quests and find out the truth. So it's not so impressive though it's the first time I heard the story and despite well-researched background information.
Ian McKellen really stands out, and his position as a leading role seems clearer to me than Tom Hanks. Langdon is supposed to be a very intelligent person, but this is something I really can't feel from Tom Hanks, and his character is a bit flat indeed. Audrey Tautou is another good choice of the film, but this film would be too commercial for her. Jean Reno, just like Audrey, should have taken another film.
This film is really just so so. It's really quite difficult to do well with an adaptation of a novel, even though the Da Vinci Code is not a long one, but the directors of Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter have done better.