Poor Ron Howard effort.

Rating: 3/10 (16 July 2007)

It is beyond me how this below average bore-fest earned a 6.5 on IMDb. Technically, I usually enjoy Ron Howard films but this feature just doesn't cut it. Religious controversy aside, what you have is an empty , uninvolving "thriller" that utterly fails at providing a single thrill.
This film is propaganda. You can tell that its sole purpose is to try and prove the basis of Christianity wrong. Why I ask? The purpose of a film is to entertain and shouldn't be an attempt to sway viewers from their religious beliefs. I assure everyone reading this that no movie ever made could have that kind of impact on me. It's ridiculous that the makers of this film were concentrating more on proving a romantic relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdeline existed rather than focusing on the core elements that it clearly lacked such as the wooden dialogue and unimpressive cinematography.
From the terribly bland history lessons Tom Hanks mumbles to the shaky dialogue of the leading actress, this is one turkey you will want to leave in the oven. Shame on you Ron!