Quelle salade...

Rating: 1/10 (22 May 2006)

I didn't read the book, and suspected it's a shameless exploitation of Da Vinci's name in order to cash in. That it is.
It spins on the premise that Da Vinci had a special insight on the fact that Jesus and Maria Magdalena had offspring and that there's a bloodline running to our days. This has been matter of dispute between conspiracy theorists for quite some time. The fact is that Dan Brown exploits the controversy to create a dull and predictable, filled with laughable historic references no-brainer, not that I agree with official history(to those mildly interested in history it's not a secret that the Vatican is an organization that exerts religious power in order to control, and that Christianity is in fact a mix of religious concepts that entered Europe from the Middle East which put under just small scrutiny will reveal it's flaws). Also odd enough it doesn't mention the relation between Freemasonry and the symbolic shallowly depicted(five pointed stars, Star of David and most of all Rosslyn Chapel), but what could one expect from a mediocre fact-fiction salad eye-opener wannabe .
From the credibility point of view it reminded me of Hudson Hawk with Bruce Willis-about two insane billionaires on the quest for a gold machine presumable invented by Da Vinci. But that was an entertaining comedy with witty, funny dialog and most of all done in good taste. This crap disguised behind Da Vinci's name is Dan Browns greasy hand stuck into your pocket to get your money. SAVE YOUR MONEY(goes for the book, too), and if still curious catch this clock-watcher on cable in a year for a quick laugh before you switch to the news. Better yet, rent Hudson Hawk, at least you'll be entertained.