What movie were the critics reviewing?

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2006)

After reading the critics' less-than-stellar reviews for "The DaVinci Code", I found myself troubled. I'd been waiting for this movie from the moment I heard it was being casted, and if it turned out to be, well, crap, I knew I'd never quite get over the blow. So I saw the movie, opening night, expecting...not much.
And boy, were the critics ever wrong.
"The DaVinci Code" was awesome on every level of awesomeness (I'm sixteen, hence the use of words like "awesomeness"). The movie clocked in at about 2 hours, 30 minutes, but I've never had a quicker two hours go by. I have read the original novel about 6 times (having a lot of time on my hands) and must say that, overall, the film was quite true to the book. Several things have been changed (including the ending), but none of those changes are major and none of them change the overall plot and resolution.
If you haven't read the book yet, do yourself a favor and first read Dan Brown's novel. You can't properly enjoy the movie until you have the story in your head. Then treat yourself to a wonderful movie, and don't listen to the naysayers! "The DaVinci Code" is well on its way to being one of the great movies of the summer of '06.