When I read the mega-bestseller, I visualized the movie version as a scavenger hunt in the vein of the Indiana Jones movies and its clones ("Romancing the Stone" and the like). Unfortunately, it turned out to be an uninspired, blah adaptation made by Ron Howard - perhaps the most overrated director in movie history.
The whole movie seems to run on rails. The actors look like in a trance. Character development is a joke. The action sequences are snooze worthy. The slight hint of humor in the novel is completely gone.
On the plus side, the script follows the story almost step by step. Book fans will appreciate this but it won't be enough to wake them up from this bore.
My recommendation: Skip this movie and watch one of the many "Da Vinci Uncoded" documentaries out there. They will give you more insight on the book's theories than this movie.
If you want to see what could have been this movie, but with the fun added, watch the mildly entertaining "National Treasure".
The whole movie seems to run on rails. The actors look like in a trance. Character development is a joke. The action sequences are snooze worthy. The slight hint of humor in the novel is completely gone.
On the plus side, the script follows the story almost step by step. Book fans will appreciate this but it won't be enough to wake them up from this bore.
My recommendation: Skip this movie and watch one of the many "Da Vinci Uncoded" documentaries out there. They will give you more insight on the book's theories than this movie.
If you want to see what could have been this movie, but with the fun added, watch the mildly entertaining "National Treasure".