An Enjoyable Work of Fiction

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2007)

I thought long and hard before choosing to watch this movie, after such a broadly mixed response from people who had seen it, but i'm glad that i did.
The Da Vinci Code is a fairly slow paced mystery that plays with the notion of an alternate Christianity in a thought provoking and compelling way; so many reviews focus too much on defending their own beliefs or picking wholes in the facts surrounding the elements in the movie, but this is just another work of fiction as i understand it; and the clever manipulation of the 'facts' (i use this word very loosely, after all is religion based on facts in the first place?) helped to make the picture more intriguing.
I do agree with some comments about the pace of the movie, as i have already said it is definitely slow, but the cast, the dialogue and the direction are good enough to keep the film entertaining and suspenseful throughout.
Overall i felt it was a good film, with more than enough intrigue to satisfy anyone who is prepared to think as they watch.
8/10