The gf and I decided to bust out of the house for a few hours last night and watch the Da Vinci Code. First impressions? Man my ass fell sound asleep, even in the new and improved grandstand seating at the cheap seats. This is not a short movie, nor does it play as excitingly as the book reads. The codes that seem so tricky and cool when they are solved? Not so much on screen, where they just seemed to easy. Tom Hank's hair? Weird. Audrey Tautou? Cute.. But not as cute as Amelie. The weird looking Albino guy? He was weird looking and white, and overacting to boot. The old guy was good enough, as was the policeman.
But as for the movie itself? It resembled more than anything a vague outline of the book without any of the details that made people like it. Some people in the audience seemed to find humor in the movie, as they kept laughing out loud. The gf and I apparently missed those jokes. To be honest, the movie seemed a bit too, well, talky for me.
The movie as a whole? Harmless, and more or less entertaining. Not worth a trip to the theatre though, as there was nothing about it that screamed big screen. Save your money and go see X-Men when that comes out instead.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
X-Men 1 & 2 were good, but they left 3 up to a hack. If it's good (and probably will be), it won't be because Ratner's a good director. It will be because he didn't get in the way.
I'd put my money on Superman being the #1 summer blockbuster.
You've convinced me not to see the movie.
My work here is done then.
Post a Comment