Pretty Good-Sort of Over Hyped, though

Rating: 4/10 (13 January 2007)

As some others have stated, many people have lost sight of the fact that this story is FICTION. Dan Brown and Ron Howard aren't trying to subvert Christianity. In fact, most history buffs know, some of the things depicted in the film aren't historical at all, but that's another story...
As to the movie review, I enjoyed the film. It was entertaining. We all know Ron Howard can cut film. Tom Hanks is a very good, well, excellent character actor (although this film is really more of an "action lead" role), he is very believable in the "average guy thrust into mortal danger" type situation.
I did figure out who the true bad guy was sort of early (I won't give that away though), but still enjoyed watching to see if any of the other characters caught on. You have to pay close attention, because there are several major characters that move in and out of the story, just as one storyline advances they go back to another one.
One thing I wondered about though, they spent so much on the "secret societies" of Opus Dei and the Templars---in a "church conspiracy" type of mystery, but didn't touch on the Rosicrucians the Masons, or any other conspiracy ripe protagonists. Sort of curious, but oh, well.
Now I can understand, to a degree, why some of the 'faithful' may be upset. It's why, quite frankly, I don't discuss religion with most people, because when one is raised in a tradition, for a lifetime, and suddenly hears things that dispute whatever that tradition or faith is, be it, alternate theology, textual criticisms, alternate gospels, and so on and so forth, they many times feel threatened and upset But religious beliefs are based, and predicated upon faith, and as someone stated previously, if you have faith (whatever that faith is), then a movie, or book, or discussion, should not affect that faith. Finally, as an American, I feel quite angered when ANYONE tries to tell me what I should and should not read, or see, or discuss. Remember many of those that condemn this film the most, have never seen it, and never intend to. It's entertainment, nothing more. Calm yourselves.