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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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A stirring and ambitious ad for the book.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
05/19/06
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

It doesn't fit the standard mold of the summer season (this seems much more like a Fall release), but The Da Vinci Code is a mystery worth the indulgence.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
05/18/06
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

Voltaire, never a huge advocate of organized religion, would be having a fine chuckle nowadays over the current Dan Brown brouhaha.

Full Review Source: New York Theatre Wire | comment Comment
05/18/06
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
New York Theatre Wire

It's a long trip around religious theories and elaborate puzzles, but it's a trip worth taking for some slow-burn decoding delights.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
05/18/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Does what a good film adaptation should do: Illustrate the best parts of its source material and still manage to make a highly enjoyable film for the uninitiated.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
08/14/06
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

The Da Vinci Code is just what the moviegoer ordered.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
05/18/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

It is a satisfying movie going experience that will ensure Mona Lisa is still smiling after the box office receipts are in.

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
05/21/06
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

A mystery thriller that entertains.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

An old-school thriller just as heavy on intellect and thought-provoking ideas as it is on chase sequences and shootouts.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
05/18/06
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

... the more you liked the book, the more likely you are to like the movie.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
05/17/06
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Da Vinci tis sure to stir up a big ol' nest of locus-n-controversy. But it's a helluva film!

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
05/19/06
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

The movie was NEVER going to be as good as the book and everyone knows it.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
05/19/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

For all the hype surrounding the film adaptation of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code the movie is surprisingly typical.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
05/19/06
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

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

Grand Theft Grail

Full Review Source: ÜberCiné | comment Comment
05/18/06
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
ÜberCiné

At once cerebral and melodramatic, 'The Da Vinci Code' should please those who think and those who feel."

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
05/17/06
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

As well-crafted and engaging a movie as can be expected from its dense and sometimes convoluted source material.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
05/19/06
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

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

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
04/19/07
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

There, I've said it --- I liked "The Da Vinci Code".

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
05/21/06
Jeanne Kaplan
Jeanne Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

A faithful, slightly mechanical rendering of Brown's theological thriller -- yet due to its incendiary content, the film is engaging enough.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/21/06
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
 
 
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