An average mystery that has too much in it

Rating: 5/10 (17 October 2016)

In preparation for inferno this week I have gone back and watched the first film in this trilogy the da vinci code. The film sees a professor go on the hunt for a mystery that could shake Christianity. Tom hanks plays Robert langdon and he is great in this film. You buy him as a professor and he is easily the most interesting character and sometimes is the voice of the audience. Audrey tautou plays sophie and she has great chemistry with hanks in this film, she was a pretty strong female character and worked well alongside hanks. Sir ian mckellen is really good in this film, he is great alongside hanks and tautou and seems to have fun in this film. However, there are quite a few boring characters who are very bland. Paul bettany plays silas the monk after hanks and at first he showed promise but then becomes a generic bad guy that is forgotten about for the majority of the film. Alfred molina is a great actor but in this film he wasn't even needed and actually really slows the film down. The story has some interesting intrigue involved as the film develops. However, there is just too much going on in this film story arc wise which really bogs the film down with some pretty predictable plot twists. The script is very bland with allot of history exposition that could have probably been explained in a better way. The style of the film has some interesting developments in it. But it is a bit slow paced and I think the film is about 10 minutes too long that hurts the ending. Overall this is a pretty average thriller that isn't a must see.