Great movie-true enough to the book

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2006)

As an avid reader of all things fiction and mystery, I'm no stranger to Dan Brown's works and have found them all to be very exciting, realistic, and have page-turning plots. The DaVinci Code (the 2nd book covering the exploits of Robert Langdon) was by most readers, the worse of the two by a narrow margin. Angels and Demons got better reviews overall. DaVinci Code was chosen for a movie though, because it translated better into movie format, and discussed topics that were both well known (Christ, The Church, Mary Magdalene, etc) as well as inflammatory in nature. Overall, the translation from book to movie was as good as it can be. There are simply too many facts and details presented in literature to cram it into 2.5 hours of acting, no matter how talented a screenwriter is. But DaVinci stays true to the key plot points presented in the book, provides enough key information without losing the thriller/dramatic style to keep the audience interested.
I get really fed up with reviews based on the subject matter of the movie rather than it's artistic merit. All I can say is you knew the storyline before you saw the movie, that's no excuse to bad mouth it later. Whether or not you believe that the Priory of Sion exists or not, the Knights Templar are hiding something that momentous or not, it makes no difference. This is, and has always been, a work of fiction created by one man, and designed to spark intelligent conversation about the life of Christ. Take it as it was meant to be taken, and you will enjoy this movie.