The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Alfred Molina, Audrey Tautou, Etienne Chicot, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno ... (see more) , Jean-Pierre Marielle , Jurgen Prochnow , Paul Bettany , Seth Gabel , Tom Hanks
The murder of a curator at the Louvre reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected since the days of Christ. Only the victim's granddaughter and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle the clues he left behind. The two become both suspects and detectives searching fo... (read more) The murder of a curator at the Louvre reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected since the days of Christ. Only the victim's granddaughter and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle the clues he left behind. The two become both suspects and detectives searching for not only the murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect.
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PG-13, 2 hrs. 29 min.
Directed by:
Ron Howard
Release Date: May 19, 2006
DVD Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
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I was very disappointed by this movie. After having seen Angels & Demons, I hoped for a similar conspiracy flick. Similar to its predecessor, The Da Vinci Code centered around a secret Catholic organization. Unlike Angels & Demons, however, Dan Br... (read more) I was very disappointed by this movie. After having seen Angels & Demons, I hoped for a similar conspiracy flick. Similar to its predecessor, The Da Vinci Code centered around a secret Catholic organization. Unlike Angels & Demons, however, Dan Brown seemed to feel the need to build multiple layers of complex, far flung story line on top of it, however. What resulted, for me at least, was so much complex, far flung ideas that it got beyond my ability to suspend my disbelief, and started to just feel dumb. Definitely a disappointment.
Read the book, seen the movie. Dan Brown and Ron Howard did an amazing job.
Finally watched it last night... good movie with an extremely interesting plot. I quite enjoyed the hidden message undertones and the implications that it leaves. There is enough there to make you look for hidden symbolism in everything, which I thin... (read more) Finally watched it last night... good movie with an extremely interesting plot. I quite enjoyed the hidden message undertones and the implications that it leaves. There is enough there to make you look for hidden symbolism in everything, which I think is quite good. Overall a definite MUST SEE.
Too long, and I don't think it does a good job of translating the book to the screen. I think that for people who have not read the book, the movie would be really hard to follow.
I liked this historical-esque thriller but it was way too long with so many false endings. Kept me glued to my seat, decent pulp thriller. Nice haircut Tom Hanks.
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The Catholic Church has nothing to fear from this film. It is not just tripe. It is self-evident, spirit-lowering tripe that could not conceivably cause a single member of the flock to turn aside from the faith.full review
Absent is the pure guilty joy of sequential puzzle-solving; instead of participating in the hunt, we're shoved off to the side as a couple of crashing boors do it for us.full review
It is simply one of those movies which may have been made with the best of intentions but tries to appeal to too many people to be remotely interesting.full review
If there's anything to be learned from this dud, it's that when you decide to adapt an explosive property like The Da Vinci Code, playing it safe isn't safe ...full review
Ron Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller is punishingly long, dramatically overwrought and fatally short on the thrills we demand from summertime blockbusters.full review
Howard doesn't move the story along as quickly or as smartly as he should. (It's a sad state of affairs when Hanks' character is actually asked to utter the words 'We have to get to the library, fast!')full review
The movie works; it's involving, intriguing and constantly seems on the edge of startling revelations.full review
There's no code to decipher. Da Vinci is a dud -- a dreary, droning, dull-witted adaptation of Dan Brown's religioso detective story ...full review
... Mr. Howard and Mr. Goldsman handle the supposedly provocative material in Mr. Brown's book with kid gloves, settling on an utterly safe set of conclusions about faith and its history, presented with the usual dull sententiousness.
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