Just OK, not bad, not great

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2006)

I've been a Da Vinci Code fan for quite a while now, and I've also watched all the documentaries on the subject like Decoding the Da Vinci Code and The Real Da vinci Code, etc.etc. on the History Channel on cable TV, and that's the main problem. I think most people will feel disappointed because there's just been too much in the accessible media recently about all this that most will feel that they've seen it all already. Someone who's never read the book might find it interesting. This movie actually suffered because it was too faithful to the book. At times I felt like I was listening to a lecture and not watching a movie. I'm sorry, I love Tom Hanks, but his acting was too wooden. Audrey Tautoo was just a complete mistake. It was difficult to watch her. There was just no chemistry there between the two. I think the movie was saved by the acting of Mckellen, Bettany and Alfred Molina. I think most people will see this movie just to get it out of their system that they actually saw the film version of the novel. I have to say that for me this closes the chapter on The Da Vinci Code. Ron Howard should have consulted Anthony Minghella on how to make a movie that's even better than the book it was based on. I'm talking about The English Patient.