If you like monologues and unnatural character interactions, look no further!

Rating: 3/10 (21 May 2006)

I really enjoyed the original Dan Brown book, however it was hard to be anything but disappointed with the movie. Much of the mystique that engrossed millions of readers was destroyed by wooden acting and superficial treatment of key story elements. I found the first half of the movie to be particularly galling - the protagonists' interactions were simply not believable.
Worse, a huge amount of the back story was told through boring monologues. I'm not sure that there was much of an alternative, but half hour conversations alternating with ten minute action sequences does not make a great movie in my opinion.
This movie showed several glimpses of greatness, particularly in the cinematography department, but unnatural character dialogue and reactions ruined it for me.