Genius!

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2006)

First off, to all those there who have called the film boring or lacklustre. Were you expecting to see an all action movie, have you even read the book? This was never going to be a terminator, last action hero, or an Indiana Jones. NEVER! The book is a dark thriller based on the beliefs and foundations of the Roman Catholic Church. How many movies that are entitled thrillers do you know that could be called all action? Not many i am guessing. The Da Vinci Code on the big screen is monumental! It takes all the super aspects of the book - the twists, the darkness, the riddles and mysteries, and the murders - and portrays them almost exactly the way in which you imagine them as you read. There is a serious underlying tension in the film that keeps focus and concentration at their highest levels, because you realise that once you switch off, you may miss something, and due to the complexity of the plot, if you miss something, you will be confused for the rest of the time. Dark, gripping, tense, complex - not really a Friday night popcorn film, but a film that makes you think, REALLY makes you think! Superb for what it is.