Stick to the book

Rating: 1/10 (18 May 2006)

I loved the Book and was really looking forward to the Movie. I kept my expectation low fully aware that a movie seldom can hold what the book promises. But this was worse then I expected. At times it was plain boring, such a draggy pace throughout the movie - they totally failed to bring the fascinating and absorbing pace from the book to life.
They didn't make a movie, but rather just visualized in the most basic way the book. I had totally forgotten some of the twists in the book, and still in the movie it lacked any kind of impact. Friends of mine who hadn't read the book didn't like the movie much either and some were even confused because the story does not really unfold as well in the movie as in the book.
Tom Hanks was the worst possible choice as Robert Langdon, I'm asking myself why him? how come the whole film is so lousy? Its nearly like its sabotaged...
On a good note, Ian McKellen and Audrey Tatou are great in their respective roles, but even that does not manage to save the movie.
My recommendation: If the media-hype around The Da Vinci Code has got you all excited, keep the excitement alive by just reading / re-reading the book. I'll re-read it simple to get the bad flick out of my mind...