Brilliant Movie

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2006)

Quick summary: I felt the movie was simply awesome.. it was worth the wait.
To back up a bit - I read the book a couple of years ago and felt it was a fairly interesting read.. I was more impressed by the way the book was written then by the actual content i.e. the holy grail, Christ's bloodline etc (though I must admit that I was very tempted to visit the Louvre, Rosalyn chapel etc while I was in Paris and Edinburgh for other reasons). After the book, I did catch up on a few follow ups on Discovery or the History Channel related to the DaVinci code but my interest really perked up when I saw Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou on the cover of a French magazine in Paris. I simply love Hanks and was just waiting for the movie to be released.
I saw the movie last night with my wife (who was not as thrilled about the movie) and here's my thoughts:- The casting is simply superb (except for Reno.. though he does a good job of the character cant Hollywood find anyone else to play a French cop?!!). Hanks and Tautou do a fine job and I felt the on screen chemistry was just perfect. The subtle smiles, the tension.. leaves the viewer guessing on whats going to happen next towards the end of the movie. The supporting characters are very well chosen and acted out. I also liked the direction and the overall pace and flow of the movie. I don't remember the book in much detail and thus did not compare if the movie was as good as the book.