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The Da Vinci Code (2006)

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Reviews Counted:217

Fresh:52

Rotten:165

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: 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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for disturbing images, violence, some nudity, thematic material, brief drug references and sexual content

Runtime: 2 hrs 54 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:May 19, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $217,536,138

Synopsis: Dan Brown's best-selling book THE DA VINCI CODE gets adapted for the big screen thanks to director Ron Howard (CINDERELLA MAN), who helms this big budget production. Veteran actor Tom Hanks stars... Dan Brown's best-selling book THE DA VINCI CODE gets adapted for the big screen thanks to director Ron Howard (CINDERELLA MAN), who helms this big budget production. Veteran actor Tom Hanks stars as professor Robert Langdon, whose Parisian lecture tour on feminine symbolism gets disrupted when he's implicated in a murder at the Louvre. Co-starring with Hanks is Audrey Tautou (AMELIE), the French police analyst who comes to Langdon's aid and who may hold the key to some of the mysteries. The cast is fleshed out by Jean Reno as a hangdog French detective who thinks he can trick Langdon into a confession; Paul Bettany as Silas, the murderous monk; Alfred Molina as an evil Catholic cardinal; and Ian McKellen, who steals the movie in the second act as a crotchety old authority on the Holy Grail. During the course of the film, all sorts of riddles, keys, clues, and enigmas are thrown in our hero's path, along with bullets, knives, and devious betrayals. Cinematographer Salvatore Toltino shoots in a dark and somber style, with lots of detailed flashbacks to grim scenes from ancient Rome, the Crusades, and the witch hunts of the Middle Ages. Tautou looks gorgeous in the perpetual dim light, as does the ancient French and British architecture. With so many centuries of hidden knowledge, cults, sects, and Christianity-shattering secrets involved, this may have been confusing to those not acquainted with the book, but Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman ingeniously weave the myriad layers into a true thrill ride. Ultimately, THE DA VINCI CODE is a thoughtful action film, with a refreshingly clear-eyed approach to world history that may scandalize the close-minded, but is sure to enlighten those open to new ideas. [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina

Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Jürgen Prochnow

Director: Ron Howard

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman
Producer: John Calley, Brian Grazer
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
  • Dubbed - French, Canadian
  • Subtitles - English SDH, French

Interactive Features:

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  • 1. BD Live Enabled

Disc 1:

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary: NEW Select Scenes Commentary Ron Howard, Director

Disc 2:

Additional Release Material:

Featurette:

  • 1. Include First Day On The Set with Ron Howard
  • 2. A Discussion With Dan Brown
  • 3. A Portrait of Langdon
  • 4. Who Is Sophie Neveu?
  • 5. Unusual Suspects
  • 6. Magical Places
  • 7. Close-up on Mona Lisa
  • 8. The Filmmakers' Journey
  • 9. The Codes of The Da Vinci Code
  • 10. The Music of The Da Vinci Code
  • 11. Book To Screen
  • 12. The Da Vinci Props
  • 13. The Da Vinci Sets
  • 14. Re-creating Works of Art
  • 15. The Visual Effects World of The Da Vinci Code
  • 16. Scoring The Da Vinci Code
  • 17. La Partie Francaise Du Da Vinci Code

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The movie works; it's involving, intriguing and constantly seems on the edge of startling revelations.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 7 Comments
05/18/06
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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.

Full Review Source: DallasBlack.com | comment 5 Comments
05/20/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
DallasBlack.com

... more entertaining and satisfying than the novel.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment 5 Comments
05/17/06
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

For people who insist that the movie is never as good as the book, your case just got stronger.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment 4 Comments
05/17/06
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman struggle mightily to cram as much as possible of Dan Brown's labyrinthine thriller into a 2-hour-28-minute running time, resulting in a movie both overstuffed and underwhelming.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment 3 Comments
05/18/06
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
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Ron Howard's beautifully framed The Da Vinci Code sticks to author Dan Brown's controversial wild goose-chase thriller pretty religiously.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment 2 Comments
05/19/06
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Whatever your beliefs, "The Da Vinci Code" is a film to be seen and, more importantly, discussed.

Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review | comment 2 Comments
12/13/06
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

If you want an entertaining yarn about the Knights Templar, historical secrets, and cryptic codes hidden in famous documents and artifacts, go rent National Treasure.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment 2 Comments
09/22/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

What's wrong with The Da Vinci Code can be summed up in one word: everything!

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment 2 Comments
05/23/06
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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I'll say it: It is anti-Jesus and anti-Catholic. Unintentionally though, it is a recruiting film for Opus Dei. Where do I sign up?

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment 2 Comments
05/19/06
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

The book kept you breathless; the movie makes you restless.

Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | comment 1 Comment
05/30/06
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment 1 Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

Opens the door for many spiritual seekers to think afresh about Jesus, sexuality, the Sacred Feminine and the great mysteries that cannot be contained in dogmas.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment 1 Comment
05/17/06
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The problem is the pace, which suffers when demands of explication force Howard to pull his foot off the gas.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment 1 Comment
05/18/06
Greg Burk
Greg Burk
L.A. Weekly

... a crackling, fast-moving thriller that's every bit as brainy and irresistible as Dan Brown's controversial bestseller.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 1 Comment
05/17/06
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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On its own cinematic terms, it's a moderately entertaining ride, sort of like the Nicolas Cage hit National Treasure only done with more style and a more respectable cast.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment 1 Comment
05/24/06
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

... it's not very good -- long (2hr.32min.) and mostly inert.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment 1 Comment
05/17/06
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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... a first-rate thriller ...

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment 1 Comment
05/24/06
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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No, it's not as bad as you've heard. It's worse.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment 1 Comment
05/23/06
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

They make fun of you for watching their movies, and still they get paid!

Full Review Source: Nation | comment 1 Comment
11/11/06
Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans
Nation
 
 
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