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just got back from seeing it tonight.
The DaVinci Code was one of the greatest blends of fact and fiction i have ever read. Thoroughly entertaining with great characters, and an amazing storyline and tremendous research to boot.
The movie was an exact mirror of this, however in my opinion did fail to deliver slightly. I thought the first half of the movie worked really well, however from the part of Teabing double-crossing them i found the movie to be quite lacking (compared to the book).
From the way the movie semi-skips over details, it seems as though the movie was purely designed for people who had read the book. If you havn't read the book, i think the average viewer may be slightly confused, as it doesnt go into the necessary detail that this story requires. It omitted some core things which i felt were relevant to the story, however inclusion of these details would have seen the movie drag on.
Additionally, i think some of the tense scenes were detracted from in the movie - such as the time where Robert and Sophie are in the gallery at the beginning of the movie and Robert is trying to solve one of the clues whilst standing in front of the Mona Lisa. Suddenly he and sophie hear footsteps and she exclaims "hurry up robert, we dont have much time" or something to that effect. To be honest, subtle things like that annoyed me, as they weren't really necessary and made the dramatic moments seem somewhat cheesy, compared to the book where they flowed seeminglessly...
i could keep going, however i dont wish to ruin the movie for anyone else who yet hasnt seen it.
In Summary, am i glad they made a movie based on this book, yes. It was an exciting movie to watch on its own merits, however when you compare it to the book, the movie let it down on quite a number of different levels. Having said that, I did feel the characters that were selected for the big screen were superb. Audrey Tatou has become even more beautiful since her last appearance in theatres, and the casting of Jean Reno as Captain Fache was a perfect choice. Tom Hanks did a solid job of portraying Langdon, and Silas and Teabing were also well cast.
Everyone who has read the book and enjoyed it should go and see the movie; if only to satisfy the 'how does this book feel in real life movement & action' bug, but try not to expect too much and you won't be disappointed.
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