Da Vinci Code

Rating: 7/10 (30 August 2008)

Considering that they were working with a really wordy book, they all did a really good job of telling the story. This is decent entertainment. Forget the hype pro and CON. Go into this expecting an interesting mystery movie and I don't think you'll be disappointed. I never read the book, so I had few preconceived notions of what to expect. I am familiar with all the members of the cast from previous endeavors and enjoyed all of their performances. The backdrops of various cities were exceptional and in some instances, breathtaking. While I don't think that, as a director, Ron Howard will ever attain the skill level of someone like Alfred Hitchcock for this genre, he does a decent job here and displays a maturing of his style as a director. The main characters are supposed to be talkers and brainy debaters. While the actors play them how they should be played. This is a movie where you are supposed open your mind and heart and just think a little. If you want a non-stop action summer movie, this isn't it but is it a bad summer movie ? No not at all. Is it a bad adaption of the Da Vinci Code ? No, it's everything it should be and Ron Howard is very faithful to the book and so are the actors. Newsday also called the film over-scored by Hans Zimmer , I couldn't disagree more. The score is wonderful. This is probably Ron Howards most unfairly hated film since Willow. While reading the book, the ending didn't do much for me but actually seeing it yourself, it's just beautiful and breathtaking and I loved it. So just give this film a chance and don't think it's your job of being a Christian to hate the film, just open your mind and sit back and relax.