The Davinci Code

OK, I know I am behind the times, but I finally saw the Davinci Code tonight. I have to tell you, I am shocked at how horrible the reviews were. I thought it is very good. I agree with some of the reviews statements, but for the most part, this was a good movie that I found very enjoyable.

The performances by the main characters were OK. Not great, a little bland, but I thought it was ok based on who the characters were. This includes Tom Hanks, one of my favorite actors.

The best performances were not by the 2 main characters, but by the "bad guys". Even the cops were a little bland.

The reviews said it was boring, I found it interesting and fast moving even through 2 1/2 hours.

They said there was no action, I found plenty of action and suspense, though this isn't an action movie!

They said it had many endings, it did.

Lots of twists and turns, some I saw coming, some I didn't. I guess not reading the book helped with this as well as getting through the 2 1/2 hours.

They said there were too many flashbacks. I found they helped tell the story without boring you with someone just telling the story and giving the background.

Being a Christian, I was wondering how I felt about the movie being anti-christian. But I went to see it because I wanted to hear the thoughts and possibilities. I found the whole storyline, clues, puzzles, and possibilities fantastic.

Again, not having read the book I think I had an advantage.

Go see it:
1 - If you haven't read the book, go see it.
2 - You like history.
3 - You are a pagan.
4 - You have an open mind.
5 - You like suspense movies and can see it as fiction based on some possible facts.

Do not see it if:

1 - You read the book and might get bored easily because you know all that will happen.
2 - You are a Catholic who gets mad at anything like jokes or otherwise that you consider anti-christian. (This happened in the theater, as I was walking out, I saw 3 older people sitting near the back of the theater. One shouted, "that movie was stupid". You could just tell she was a catholic who WANTED to hate the movie. Though surprisingly she actually had read the book. See 1 above.)
3 - You are on the fence about Christianity and don't want to be swayed away. (or your faith is weak and don't want to be swayed away!)
4 - You hate conspiracy theories.
5 - You hated "National Treasure" (Another good movie by the way!)

I would love to hear your comments, please post some here.

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