The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

Despite all the controversy over the book, this movie is simply lame duck. The movie isn’t terrible. It’s just a boring movie. Ron Howard directs every scene in a rather dull manner, while many of the best actors around the world have nothing better to do but spew out endless runs of dialogue. McKellen gets the best lines in the movie, while Hanks seems lost with his combed over hair.

Keep in mind that I am not a Christian, (I have no religion) so I’m not bashing this movie on purely a religious insult level. (To be fair, Christians and Muslims have both condemned this film and the book). The movie just feels like a “Survey of The Da Vinci Code”. Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen are great together, and their charming relationship lifts the dull script up. Jean Reno just plays another French cop ™. Hans Zimmer’s score is reasonable, if a little too Batman Begin-ish in some places.

In the end, the movie never leans toward the bad, but Howard never tries to put any energy into the scenes. Dull, but not a bad movie. The only reason this movie was a hit was because there was so much talk and protest over the content of the film that no one even asked if the film was any good.

Grade C

Gandalf: “The battle of Helm's Deep is over; the battle for Middle Earth is about to begin.”

Tom Hanks: “WTF?”

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Hanks: “Don’t look at me like that. I did Bachelor Party for the money.”

Semaj: “What about Dragnet, Turner & Hooch, Joe Versus the Volcano, and The Bonfire of the Vanities?”

Hanks: “I have nothing else to say…”

______________________________________________Supreme Chancellor Palpatine at the young age of 19…he was a creepy guy in college. He kept mentioning taking over the universe and something about revenge on the Jedi. What an emo…

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