Congrats to Ron Howard

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2006)

Although reviews for this Ron Howard film have been mixed (and thats putting it mildly), I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is slow moving at points but it is necessary to explain the story. I found Tom Hanks to play a pretty solid character in Robert Langdon. Almost precisely as I had imagined in reading Dan Brown's best seller. The use of flashbacks can become annoying, but I found the visuals in them and throughout the entire film incredible. Once again Ian McKellen is outstanding and possibly saves this film from critical destruction. I would definitely not let negative reviews deter you from seeing this because the visuals, locations and story are amazing.