Movie Mania

Hello i am a self declared movie buff. i watch movies at every opportunity i get. i watch english and hindi movie. i also watch exceptional foreign language movies. in this blog i will try my best to give reviews of movies i've watched.my friend will also be giving their opinions. so enjoy reading and feel free to comment.

24 May, 2006

Da Vinci Code

Movie: Da Vinci Code
Language: English
Date Watched: 20th May 2006
Venue watched: The Cathay
Watched with: Param, Mariya, Zahabia and Zahabia's friend (totally forgot her name)














so here i am writing a review for da vinci code.. i'm actually quite nervous. what with all the controversy and hoha about the movie and the book.

so anyways being very brave and totally frank i shall proceed with the review. whatever i write is my personal view and opinion.

so basically the story line of da vinci code is as follows. one night in paris the museum curator of the louvre is murdered by a self-flagellating albino monk in the employ of a devious bishop Before he expires, the curator leaves an absurd number of clues regarding his big secret. Summoned to the Louvre, harward prof, robert langdon quickly comes under the suspicion of the dogged inspector Fache. But Sophie Neveu, noted police cryptologist and gamine comes to his rescue. soon both of them are on the trail to find the murderer and eventually find themselves uncovering the "biggest cover up in the history of mankind".

before finally writing the review i have to say that i have still not read the da vinci code book. so my perception of the movie will be based on just that.
yup so the starting of the movie is interesting, with the louvre curator being chased by the monk hell bent on killing him. but the movie really gets exciting when langdon is brought to the crime scene and the on goings from there. i found the way neveu conveyed her message to langdon very smart. i found the pace of the story just right, not too fast or slow. i also loved the way the movie fused the past happenings with the present. it was a very engaging method. really allows you to visualise the past. however one thing that i didn't like was that tom hanks did not potray his fear of confined spaces too well. i could not connect with his fear. otherwise the acting of all the principal characters is very good. but Audrey Tautou stood out the most. she was crisp and fresh in her acting. an i love the way she spoke english in a french excent.
the slight humor when langdon and neveu go to sir Teabing chateu is also refreshing.
i love the twists in the movie. they really captivated my attention. there wasn't any part in the movie where i got bored or distracted.
for me the movie was very intertaining. i had a great time watching it. of course watching any movie with close friends already makes the experience even better. but seriously i think da vinci code is a movie that should be watched by all at least once. as for the controversies addressed by the movie, people should watch the movie and make up their own minds. everyone is different and the way they think is also different. so its fair that each person get the chance to arrive at their own conclusions.
i give the movie 5 out of 6 stars.

2 Comments:

  • At 10:35 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    It's good that you haven't read the book cos it looks like much of the reviews DVC's been getting are just plain comparisons to dan brown's novel. I just watched it yesterday and I thought it wasn't bad at all. But didn't think Tom hanks was very appropriate for the role esp when Langdon is supposed to be a good looker( see I'm referring to the book myself). haha. ok that was just a shallow reason. Audrey Tautou and Hanks just lacked chemistry.

     
  • At 5:19 PM, Blogger Unknown said…

    haha so are you saying that my review is unbaised and a true review of the movie?? (haha i'm fishing for complements here)

     

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