Review of The Da Vinci Code (2006) by Andrew T — 08 Oct 2011
Directed by Ron Howard.
Based on the novel by Dan Brown.
When the curator of the Louvre Museum is murdered, visiting American professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is the prime suspect. But the curator's grand-daughter believes he's innocent, and the two of them try to decode all the clues left by the victim to discover the ancient secret he was protecting.
The movie is a blizzard of ideas, theories, and history, with a complex plot. It should be seen several times to be fully appreciated. Some of the sequences are confusing, even for someone who has read the book (which I have.) There is too much cross-cutting between scenes and characters, which adds to the confusion. The movie is 90% faithful to the book, but still a bit disappointing.
Also starring Ian McKellen (Gandalf from "Lord of the Rings").
This review of The Da Vinci Code (2006) was written by Andrew T on 08 Oct 2011.
The Da Vinci Code has generally received mixed reviews.
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