not really sure what to make of it

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2006)

i am one of those who read the book before the movie was released and was thoroughly excited when i heard it was being made into a movie with 2 actors i was very familiar with and liked, Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou.
When i heard Robert Langdon was to be played by Tom Hanks i was shocked, like most people, because hes not the dashing lecturer that was described in the book, however Hanks still gave a good performance.
i must say I'm not sure whether it was the hype, the fact that I've read the book and new what was going to happen, or whether it was just, not a very well made movie that left me feeling quite empty when walking out of the cinema. The movie just didn't seam to have the excitement or the thrill of the book.
the movie was still bearable until the last 30 minutes, the last part of the story just seamed to drag and drag, as if they were using time to justify the pricing of movies, to make the viewers feel like the money was well spent as the got 2hrs 20min movie. The movie also lost the love story between Sophie and Robert.
i advice one to watch the movie first, as one is more likely to enjoy it then, the one would also be able to fully appreciate how good the book is.
to end on a good note, i was thoroughly surprised and impressed by Paul Bettanys performance as Silas, at one point i genuinely jumped even though i kind of new it was coming, he is actually quite scaring looking in this movie as well, his performance was probably the best out of all the high profile cast members, what makes it even better is hes British.