After reading the reviews for the DaVinci Code, in which users gave it an average rating of C (on Yahoo Moview - Friday evening - out of 2000 reviews- now upto a B- from 16814 ratings) I was unsure of what to expect when went to see it last Saturday evening. The reviews, both on radio and TV, over the last few days had somewhat dampened our enthusiasm as this was movie that V (my wife) and I had been had been tracking since Aug 2005. Contrary to what most reviews listed, I found the movie interesting and reasonably well made considering the depth and details to which the book enters into. We were not too thrilled at the subtle changes they made in the last quarter of the movie, but for the most part, the movie was faithful to the novel and is a genuine attempt to capture the best selling book into a 2.5 hour capsule for those who do not (or cannot) discern the simple pleasure of kicking back and reading a great work of fiction !
Beware though - if you have not read the book, it is going to be a challenge appreciating the movie - and that probably explains the lower ratings early on for the movie! As the guys (and gals) who read the book start going to see how the movie turned out, the ratings will get back to what it deserve !
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