it's just a waste of french actors

Rating: 1/10 (30 June 2006)

after reading the bernini mystery which i enjoyed as page turner - what doesn't imply i enjoyed it as book - i looked forward to see its predecessor the da vinci code on screen.
alas. dan brown is way over-hyped, especially since his two most successful not-that-good books are quiet exact copies of each other! same plot, same players, same story, how rude! i also couldn't figure out why leigh (mckellen) had exactly to be on the bad side, playing tricks on & murdering almost everybody, while his goal was about the same of langdon (hanks) & neveu (tautou). gosh. and trying to save & protect the oh so important catholic belief works quiet ridiculous.
but hey, i'm supposed to criticize a movie, not the book. yet the movie remains very close to the silly book. it's a pity ron howard lacked any vision during the filming. despite all the hype, the da vinci code is at its best a weekend movie with some budget. mostly it's just waste of french actors (i hope they're overpaid)