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The Da Vinci Code (2006)

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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Reviews Counted: 220
Fresh: 55 | Rotten: 165

What makes Dan Brown's novel a best seller is evidently not present in this dull and bloated movie adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Critic Reviews: 43
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 39

What makes Dan Brown's novel a best seller is evidently not present in this dull and bloated movie adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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Movie Info

Dan Brown's controversial best-selling novel about a powerful secret that's been kept under wraps for thousands of years comes to the screen in this suspense thriller from director Ron Howard. The stately silence of Paris' Louvre museum is broken when one of the gallery's leading curators is found dead on the grounds, with strange symbols carved into his body and left around the spot where he died. Hoping to learn the significance of the symbols, police bring in Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), a

PG-13, 2 hr. 29 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

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Dan Brown, Akiva Goldsman

Nov 14, 2006

$217.5M

Sony Pictures

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Critic Reviews for The Da Vinci Code

All Critics (230) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (172) | DVD (33)

Even as a visual aid, The Da Vinci Code is a deep-dyed disappointment. Paris by night never looked murkier.

June 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | Comment
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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... a first-rate thriller ...

May 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comments (5)
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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If only it were allowed to be merely a cheesy romp, an Indy Jones movie with more sophisticated stereotypes and far less humor. But apparently this is no mere pop novel-turned-high-hat megaplex product.

May 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
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What's wrong with The Da Vinci Code can be summed up in one word: everything!

May 23, 2006 Comments (2)
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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I won't go so far as to recommend it, and I can't imagine ever wanting to see it again.

May 23, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comment
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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The Catholic Church has nothing to fear from this film. It is not just tripe. It is self-evident, spirit-lowering tripe that could not conceivably cause a single member of the flock to turn aside from the faith.

May 23, 2006 Comment
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
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The exposition is actually the best and most valuable part of the film

December 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | Comment (1)
Dragan Antulov
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Too meekly middlebrow to really affront

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

What seems credible on page is ludicrous in action.

May 14, 2009 Full Review Source: I.E. Weekly | Comment
Amy Nicholson
I.E. Weekly

If anything, The Da Vinci Code may fall prey to the lesser-known mistake of sticking too close to the book instead of preserving its spirit, but making the necessary changes to make it work on film.

August 26, 2008 Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | Comment
Heather Huntington
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Slow-moving, talky translation of popular novel.

July 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Cynthia Fuchs
Common Sense Media

So intent on being faithful, The DaVinci Code forgets to be entertaining.

February 28, 2008 Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | Comment (1)
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

Any movie with a skulking albino assassin begs for campy, self-aware treatment, but Howard and scripter Akiva Goldsman serve it all up straight-faced.

July 29, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Who knows whether Dan Brown was motivated by a distaste for Catholicism or merely by money? Regardless, it seems dishonest for him to foist his debunked heresies on the gullible, unsuspecting public as if they're the God's honest truth.

May 20, 2007 Full Review Source: DallasBlack.com | Comments (8)
Kam Williams
DallasBlack.com

The DVD version comes in a two-disc set with a load of special features on the second disc.

April 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment (1)
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

A great film to look at and Salvatore Totino's cinematography is pitch-perfect.

April 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment (1)
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide
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Only took me 3 years to finally get around to seeing this movie. In the end i was entertained and loved the intrigue, the fact that the church got all upset over this book just makes it worth it more. An all star cast kept the film going and Ron Howard as always gave me a solid show.

March 22, 2007
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John Manard

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Maybe I am going against the grain of others' ratings on RT, but I thought this film was good! A good mystery thriller that never lets go of your attention.

September 30, 2011
Eric Alvarez
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The Da Vinci Code Quotes

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    1. Captain Bezu Fache: Robert Langdon is guilty.
    – Submitted by Javis C (15 days ago)
    1. Silas: I am a ghost.
    – Submitted by Javis C (15 days ago)
    1. Silas: Lord give me strengh.
    – Submitted by Javis C (15 days ago)
    1. Sophie Neveu: Princess Sophie.
    – Submitted by Javis C (9 months ago)

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