Ron Howard did a great job rolling controversy into the movie

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 2006)

I read the book twice, once over two years ago before the hype and the books and documentaries dissecting Dan Brown's story, then again the week before the movie came out. I enjoyed the book more on second reading because I had the additional insights from the conflicting information and opinions. Similarly, I thoroughly enjoyed how Ron Howard slipped some of these same updates into the movie, using both sides of the arguments at times to highlight the reality that there is a lot of disagreement over truth, fiction, and leaps of reasoning.
I wish more movies gave the viewer this much latitude to think independently.