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The Da Vinci Code (2006)

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Reviews Counted:218

Fresh:53

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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Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Holy controversy, it's...underwhelming!

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
05/18/06
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
05/05/07
Film Threat

... Mr. Howard and Mr. Goldsman handle the supposedly provocative material in Mr. Brown's book with kid gloves, settling on an utterly safe set of conclusions about faith and its history, presented with the usual dull sententiousness.

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05/17/06
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Absent is the pure guilty joy of sequential puzzle-solving; instead of participating in the hunt, we're shoved off to the side as a couple of crashing boors do it for us.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
05/19/06
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle

What seems credible on page is ludicrous in action.

Full Review Source: I.E. Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/09
Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson
I.E. Weekly

the pacing of a Gregorian chant and none of the passion

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/18/06
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

I won’t go so far as to recommend it, and I can’t imagine ever wanting to see it again.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
05/23/06
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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...only occasionally reaches the level of uninspired competence and almost never soars above.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
05/25/06
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

"The Da Vinci Code" is essentially just another average Hollywood thriller. Nothing more.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
05/19/06
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

The most controversial thriller of the year turns out to be about as exciting as watching your parents play Sudoku.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
05/18/06
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

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.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
05/23/06
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
New Yorker

Indeed, everything about The Da Vinci Code is insular and insipid. Somewhere inside this creaky, crappy film is a real adventure romp waiting to be revealed.

Full Review Source: DVD Verdict | comment Comment
05/23/06
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
DVD Verdict

If there's a flavor to describe director Ron Howard's all-too-faithful adaptation, it's vanilla.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
05/17/06
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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