Not Bad

Rating: 6/10 (7 August 2015)

I need not comment on the storyline here for the Da Vinci Code written by Dan Brown is one of the best thrillers of our generation. So well integrated into fiction, it is a must read.
The movie on its plus side is very faithful to the novel. It does not attempt to add or take away from the story. The graphics are excellent, and make for interesting viewing. The flashback scenes are artistically executed. I like the seriousness of the screenplay, there is no attempt to commercialize the film.
On the downside, the performances are mediocre. Everyone just ends up being intense at all time, with little variation in their emotions. The heart touching chemistry between the lead characters in the novel is completely missing in the film. The pace is slow to the extent of being boring, which surprisingly did not feel so in the book.
This film is appreciable in parts, but has not become the memory that it could have been for our generation.