Visually accurate but frightfully dull

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2006)

Watch a dull 2 and half hour film or read a dull 700 page book, I have had the misfortune of both. The film is little more that a page by page visual interpretation of the book with only very minor changes. Each dull scene only takes place to take you to the next dull scene and the next part of Dan Browns little puzzle. At one point there is a minor car chase but it has no excitement and only serves the above purpose of bringing our characters to a location where they can spout more pseudo-history. The acting is functional to say the least, but the actors don't really have much decent dialogue apart from explaining the above mentioned pseudo-history. There is no character development and by the end of the film you really don't care about the characters or what they are doing. Of course Ron Howard didn't have much to work with in the way of characters, the lead role is essentially a poor mans Indiana Jones. This films only saving grace is its visual quality, most of the scenes and descriptions from the book are well realised and some good effects are used to convey the characters thoughts rather than poor "internal dialogue".
5/10