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The Da Vinci Code

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Date :

May 19, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Ron Howard

Starring :

Tom Hanks, Jean Reno, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Paul Bettany, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jürgen Prochnow, Seth Gabel, Daisy Doidge-Hill

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..unforgivably dull in places and frequently both poorly directed and laughably silly..”
by Matthew Turner [View London]
3 of 4

“..preposterously entertaining..”
by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]
“..Not enough pleasure..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
4 of 5

“..manages to be consistently engaging, and for quite a long film it seems remarkably brisk..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2.5 of 4

“..is like a book on tape, recited rather than acted, explained rather than examined..”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 5

“..For all the prestige production values and A-list stars, The Da Vinci Code is practically catatonic..”
by Paul Arendt [BBC]
“..Big, shiny and robust, but disappointing considering the potential..”
by Daniel Etherington [Channel 4]
2 of 4

“..an acceptable but uninspired simulacrum: an overly faithful multiplex translation of a very, very popular airport novel..”
by Ty Burr [The Boston Globe]
“..a moderately interesting diversion that will hold audiences in the moment but leave them unmoved and unchanged..”
by Mick LaSalle [San Fransisco Chronicle]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Philip Wuntch [GuideLive]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Luke Buckmaster [In Film Australia]
Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety]
Reviewed by Kevin Crust [Los Angeles Times]

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