A great film cleverly made to closely reflect the book.

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2006)

One of the few films that are adapted from books which follows the book's story line very, very closely.
I've heard a lot of people say that this film did not meet their expectations, and that they felt bits were missing. For me the film exceeded my expectations, as I wasn't expecting the film to follow the book closely, and I have read many bad reviews.
Some of the explanations of events are a little sketchy, such as Silas' and Sophie's past. Also quite a bit of the "factual and historical proof" of the theories put forwards in the book have been omitted. I believe this was done very cleverly and deliberately, such that the ideas that Dan Brown included in the book as though they were fact, but actually turned out to be untrue, have been removed.
At first I didn't feel that Tom Hanks was right for the role of Robert Langdon, but I changed my mind almost instantly, he put across an brilliant performance. Paul Bettany's portrayal of Silas was both excellent and harrowing, I felt he almost stole the show.
The films length flew by, keeping me thoroughly entertained and even slightly on edge, despite knowing the plot inside and out.
Definitely one to watch.