Better than I expected

Rating: 7/10 (30 May 2006)

Having throughly enjoyed the fast-paced novel of Dan Brown, and then having read some of the not so nice reviews in the last few weeks, I didn't really have any expectations for this movie. But, I was pleasantly surprised! It wasn't the best movie that I have seen, and it wasn't the worst either, by any means. The characters were quite spot on (if compared to the book), and I especially enjoyed Sir Ian McKellan's Leigh Teabing: he becomes more fanatical as the movie goes on. Tom Hanks did a good job portraying Robert Langdon, although the hair definitely bothered me. I think for me, the most enjoyable thing was how closely they stuck to the novel. Of course a few "hollywood" adjustments were made, and of course the book is better (isn't it almost always?)but still I enjoyed the movie, and didn't find it nearly as slow moving as I expected, having read the reviews. I went with a friend who had not read the book and she said she had no problem understand what was going on. In the end, I came out of the theater happy to have seen it. If the rumors are true, it will be interesting to see how they do "Angels and Demons"...