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Finally! Hollywood releases a NEW kind of film!
by Elisha (movies profile)
Aug 1, 2006
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81 people found this review helpful
I walked into this movie expecting it to be a flop. I had read the critics' reviews beforehand, which described the film as "disappointing" and "...a small, surprisingly ordinary movie."
I walked out of the theater dumbfounded.
How could they smash such an intriguing film? In my entire life, I have never seen such an elaborate, well-thought out plot come out of Hollywood. Of course, the writers had the novel to work from, and according to averybigfan Yahoo! user "The first three quarters of the film is faithful to the Dan Brown bestseller." I also interviewed a few people walking out of the theater, and they agreed that the novel fit the film as well.
I believe some people are disappointed in this film because they were expecting to see non-stop action. However, according to IMDb, Yahoo! Movies, and The Davinci Code homepage this film is drama, thriller and adaptation - NOT an action movie. Only about 1/3 of this film had action - The rest was dialogue and suspense. However, this film was far from dull, and you're sucked into the story right from the begining. Even the opening title scene had me on the edge of my seat. I had to refrain myself from drinking my soda during the film because there were so many surprises that I was afraid something would jump out and startle me and my Sprite would go everywhere.
However, as always, there were some unfortunate downsides to the film. The Davinci Code is a mediocre piece of work coming from award-winning director Ron Howard, and probably has no chance of being nominated for any type of award. Also, Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, the two main characters, were outshined by side characters. There was an insignifigant amount of character development and playing as Robert Langdom has to be one of Hanks's worst acting jobs so far.
There were some interesting visuals such as flash-backs, close-ups, and historical sequences that made the film easier to comprehend - especially for people who haven't read the book. The film is fast-paced, and there were a few unessecary cuts, but overrall, the story was delivered well.
In my opinion, The Davinci Code was a creative, memorable film. It gave audiences a fresh, new thriller and twisted facts around to make the story appear believable. I'm not quite sure why other people didn't like it. Maybe it was the lack of action? Maybe the disappointing acting? But there's one thing I know for sure - This film is going to cause A LOT of controversey.
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