Faithful adaptation of the book.

Rating: 5/10 (21 May 2006)

It was amazing, really, the reaction to the Da Vinci Code. Never, in a megaplex, have I seen a sell-out crowd of teens, adults and seniors all mingled together in a stuffy theater. Not since Titanic. Reeling in at two and a half hours, Da Vinci Code feels like a long movie. However, if you read the book, you will not be disappointed. The movie moves as fast as the novel and is as faithful as an adaptation will get. The cast is right on cue with its characters and Ron Howard did not stray into any creative freedom to ruin the movie.
The curator to the Louvre is murdered, and the French silently accuse one Robert Langdon, an American professor of religious symbols. It's up to Langdon and an officer who believes his innocence to unlock the clues of the murder.
About the protests and hunger strikes that surround the movie, my advice is to relax. Throughout the movie, the characters themselves say that some of the secrets and stories about the Catholic church is fictional itself. And in some scenes (particularly the one where Sophie's secret is revealed), the ideas are so far from left field that, oddly, I found myself the only one in the theater laughing. The Da Vinci Code is pure fiction. The entire movie is melodramatic, with Zimmer's musical score blaring that whole point. But if you loved the book, you'll love the movie and I recommend you to watch it.