The DaVinci code
As anyone who reads this will know, i am not very good at giving a bad review. But today is different! The DaVinci code deserves every bad review it has recieved. I went in with not very high hopes due to the poor reviews it had received, but still managed to come out dissapointed. Harry Potter was adapted to film better than this, and that is really quite something. The book is more dramatic than the film, and you would have thought from the style in which it is written it would have been reasonably easy to adapt, however you would be mistaken. Tom Hanks is wooden and gives the impression that he is following a script - which i guess he was, but he shouldnt show it. Sir Ian McKellan was good, but then i have never seen him act poorly. The true star of the film was Paul Bettany as Silas, he was nasty and definatly gave the best performance of the film.
People who hadnt read the book did not think it was so bad, in fact Paul thought it was good. I will therefore say do not go see it if you have read the book. You will be dissapointed.
2 popcorns (1 to Paul Bettany, 1 to be shared between Ian McKellan and the girl who played Amelie, forgot her name)
I’ve read the book and seen the film and I thought it was pretty good. It was never going to win any Oscars was it? The critics are often really wrong, for example…
- Blade Runner was savaged when it was released, but is now considered one of the best sci-fi films.
- Everybody hated Titanic but it’s the most successful film ever.
- The Wizard of Oz is a really popular film but was ridiculed when it was released.
- And Citizen Kane is said by some to be the greatest film ever made, but flopped and didn’t do well critically…
Just goes to show sometimes the critics get it wrong. Except you Katharine…I’d never disgree with you, you’re too scary!
BTW - the actress’s name is Audrey Tautou. And she’s lovely!
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im so confused by this film!! maybe its just because im slow!!