Exceptional effort by Tom Hanks, "The Da Vinci Code" is a real gem, a mystery of the best kind that deserves all the accolades that has been bestowed upon it.
A long film that could be described as an epic, the action is non stop and seems crazy to be two and a half hours in length, when it feels much-much quicker and shorter; that is testament to its quality, that such a long runtime seems nowhere near that.
The acting is good across the board, the best of which is Hanks who shows his acting chops brilliantly, and he is surrounded by an accomplished cast where there isn't a single weak link between them.
Books that are adapted into the film medium can sometimes be a bit hit and miss, and sometimes shaky, but this adaptation of Dan Brown's hit has translated wonderfully onto film and is probably better than the book itself, something that doesn't happen too often.
"The Da Vinci Code" is the first in a trilogy of films based on Dan Brown's books, and I must say the best of the three, easily (the other two being "Angels & Demons" and "Inferno").
A long film that could be described as an epic, the action is non stop and seems crazy to be two and a half hours in length, when it feels much-much quicker and shorter; that is testament to its quality, that such a long runtime seems nowhere near that.
The acting is good across the board, the best of which is Hanks who shows his acting chops brilliantly, and he is surrounded by an accomplished cast where there isn't a single weak link between them.
Books that are adapted into the film medium can sometimes be a bit hit and miss, and sometimes shaky, but this adaptation of Dan Brown's hit has translated wonderfully onto film and is probably better than the book itself, something that doesn't happen too often.
"The Da Vinci Code" is the first in a trilogy of films based on Dan Brown's books, and I must say the best of the three, easily (the other two being "Angels & Demons" and "Inferno").