And that’s a pity, because it could have been so much better.A woman protesting against The Da Vinci Code film outside a movie theater in Culver City, California. At best, director Ron Howard’s The Da Vinci Code is average fare. It only means that the film fails miserably in achieveing any true greatness. Don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean the film sucks. The difference between a book and a film has got to be the visual element, it has to be the spectacle, but you get none of that here. You know you’re expecting plot twists and turns and all these little mysteries and you’re hoping they’ll do it in a manner that makes it exciting ‘cinematically’.īut what you get is a dialogue-heavy piece that just ambles along sluggishly. It’s so faithful to the book that it takes the real fun out of the film. That’s pretty much what happens with The Da Vinci Code. You know an audience will forgive a film many faults, but if a film fails to keep you engaged, if it fails to retain your excitement, then you know the film isn’t working. Okay, now in my opinion, very much like Fanaa this week’s other new release, the problem with The Da Vinci Code is that it’s just too boring. Langdon and Neveu set off on this thrilling quest through Paris, London and Scotland, collecting clues as they desperately attempt to crack the code and reveal secrets that will shake the very foundations of mankind. Now all these little mysteries lead to a covert society dedicated to guarding an ancient secret that has remained hidden not for years or decades, but for close to two millenniums – that’s 2000 years. Langdon teams up with cryptologist Sophie Neveu – played by French actress Audrey Tautou – who has a personal interest in finding the murderer, and together they unravel a series of stunning secrets hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci. For the uninitiated, let’s go over a brief background of the film.īased on author Dan Brown’s best-selling novel of the same name, the film is centred around Harvard academic Robert Langdon – played by Tom Hanks – who’s called in by the French police to the Louvre museum one night, where the head curator has been murdered, leaving behind a trail of symbols and clues. Cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Alfred MolinaĪ week later than it was meant to, but The Da Vinci Code has finally arrived at our cinemas this week.
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