Movie can be enjoyed only as visual extension of the book... Read it 1st !!

Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2009)

(I've cut paste it from my own age old post on a book community site called shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12372/discussions/32068/book-or- film- )
Just yesterday I saw the movie completely & focused to compare it with the book.
Movie, pace of the movie struck me. When compared to book, Cuts away lot of fun. But I don't think they could've done it any slower, that would have killed the movie. So basically you've to be a book reader 1st, to enjoy the movie, you've to take movie just as 'visual extension' of the book. Scenes like Swiss bank vault, Rob Langdon coming to Louvre murder scene from hotel room across the Paris, Leigh Teabings' flight from Paris & particularly London arrival are so much enjoyable in book but have made no mark in movie.
When it comes to character & actors, Sophie Nevou is perfect, I think character should match our imagination we make while reading, & it fits. For Robert Langdon there's no other replacement for Tom Hanks, his expression, intelligent look on face it feels like Prof. Langdon rising out of book. But I personally feel he looks bit older.....In book he's 42 right? Looks 53here :) (We've seen him in You've Got Mail, that same tom hanks would've suited perfectly) Teabing perfect, Bezu Fache I had imagined more massive n sharp. Sounier, Silas right ones.
one point, in book he wins a date promise from Sophie after a week right? (Or Am I confusing it with A&D end, no I'm not) Why have they cut the concept from movie? They just part caressing!! That's it? Possible Reasons - Tom Hanks looks too old to date young Sophie? lol! I think they want to show there is more important, different path for Sophie as last descendant of Jesus than just leading normal life now on.(???) I didn't really understand d reason for this change from book.Whatever..
My pick from movie & according to me only scene which is more enjoyable than in book, is last one when he realizes the secret. While shaving, gets a cut, blood forms red line on white basin,, he follows the secret till he's standing on Roslin n which leads to The Louvre Pyramid. It's just brilliant.