Not boring if you understand or have read the book

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2006)

It is frustrating for me to read reviews that comment on how boring the movie was. I can imagine for those that have not read the book it would be quite boring, but for those of us that have, the outcome should have been expected. The screenplay is adapted from Dan Browns novel as we all know, which follows an historical theory to the bloodline of Christ. No one that is familiar with the novel should have expected this film to be an intense action packed thriller. The plot of the film was exactly that of the novel, we can't blame the writers of the film for a poor plot...that is something you'd have to take up with Dan Brown. The movie is a history lesson (theoretically) not an action movie, its purpose is not to watch the police chase the suspects but to follow the pieces of the puzzle and uncover the mystery as the characters do. This movie and novel force people to think outside of their original paradigm regarding the Christian faith; that is, to possibly consider another aspect to truth about Christ.
Overall i think this movie was worth the $10, but only if you are a fan of the book. Of course i do enjoy the book adaptation better, it seems to leave a little more to the imagination, whereas the movie sets our thoughts in stone. But as you watch, don't blame the actors, directors, or writers for a boring movie. It was more closely drawn from the book than any movie I've ever seen (granted a few scenes due to time constraints). Ultimately they should have made Dan Browns "Angels and Deamons" into a movie before "Da Vinci Code". I believe it was the better of the two novels and it is also the first time the reader is introduced to Robert Langdon; which would have gave the viewers a better understanding of his character. Tom Hanks played him well, but this was not his best role. Again don't expect a thrilling police chase full of explosions, chase scenes, and fighting. This is no love story nor an action adventure, and the movie producers have nothing to do with the intensity of the plot, they made it exactly as it was meant to be portrayed.