The Da Vinci Code (2006)

My Review

“The Da Vinci Code” is billed as a mystery thriller but in reality is a poorly written and sloppily directed story that seems to be an attack on the world of the Christian religion. Producer-director Ron Howard (“Splash” 1984) and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman put together a bloated and sluggish two-and-a-half hour film that was adapted from Dan Brown’s 2003 novel of the same name. The film contains so many outlandish storylines about Jesus Christ that Catholics and Protestants of many stripes, as well as Muslims, condemned the movie in no uncertain terms.

Popular star Tom Hanks is the head of the cast as Robert Langdon, Dan Brown’s Harvard Professor of History, Art, and “symbology.” Co-stars include Audrey Tautou, Ian McKlellan, Alfred Molina, Jurgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany, Jean Reno, and Hugh Mitchell.

“The Da Vinci Code” was very popular at the box office for Imagine Entertainment, Skylark Production, Government of Malta, Columbia Pictures, and Sony Pictures Releasing. Ron Howard was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award (“Razzies”) for Worst Director. It was filmed in England, Scotland, France, and Malta. There were two sequels to “The Da Vinci Code:” “Angels & Demons” (2009) and “Inferno” (2016).