An extremely well made film

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2006)

The task that Ron Howard was given--to explode the truth onto the world--goes off without a hitch in this movie.
I have seen many critics of the book and the movie bashing it for its long run time and because of the fact that in certain parts it feels boring. All I can say is blame the author, not the director.
This movie follows along with the book in a very accurate fashion--the changes that were made were mostly made out of necessity. The many twists and turns will leave a former reader or virgin viewer on their toes. Hanks proves to be an excellent casting choice for Langdon, Tatou plays a very convincing Neveu, but the two best actors in this movie by far are the gentlemen playing Leigh Teabing and Silas. Ian Mckellan cements himself into the cast of one of the greatest actors (in my opinion) ever to hit the screen in his extremely convincing performance.
Don't let the controversy or critics mislead you--this movie is excellent. I am Christian and found nothing about it to be offensive. The historical references were accurate, the fictional parts were clearly fiction, and the whole movie combined together to be one of the most entertaining pieces of pop historical fiction I have ever seen.
That being said, this is not something that a closed minded viewer would enjoy. If you are easily offended (I am not) or overly manipulatable, this probably isn't for you. However the overall rating people have been leaving for this movie does not accurately reflect the brilliance of this movie's creation.
In order to accurately assess the quality of this movie, I rated it based upon the idea that it was its own individual artistic creation completely separate from the book.
This is like Indiana Jones "The Last Crusade," only a lot more real, a lot more intellectually stimulating, and with a hint of mystery. Go forth!