Is "The Da Vinci Code" based on a true story?

Could have been better... Should have been better.

The standard 'not as good as the book' applies here.

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You say you hate history. Nobody hates history. They hate their own histories.

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Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen, and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code (2006)

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Ian McKellen and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Tom Hanks

Audrey Tautou

Jean Reno

Akiva Goldsman

Dan Brown

A murder and clues in paintings lead to the discovery of a closely guarded religious mystery.

Ron Howard

The Da Vinci Code

The standard &apos;not as good as the book&apos; applies here.

I can&apos;t say I was blown away by The Da Vinci Code - as is often the  case, the book was far superior. I generally like Tom Hanks in almost  all his roles, however I found that I had such a pre-conception of what  Robert Langdon should be, that it took me about half an hour to get  used to Hanks occupying this character. Once I settled into it  though - it was a thoroughly enjoyable, occasionally slow moving  thriller. Having read the book, I did have a knowledge of the various  groups and factions involved - I&apos;m not sure how someone who hasn&apos;t read  the book will fair though.  The casting of the movie is surely one of it&apos;s stronger points - Paul  Bettany is almost unrecognisable and plays the menacing single minded  Silas to utter perfection. Sir Ian McKellan too, it totally fantastic,  and really steals most scene&apos;s he appears in. He delivers some great  one liners too - a real character actor playing a real character.  Audrey Tautou is as we have come to expect, just lovely, and who else  could have played Bezu Fache - Jean Reno was made for the role.  As you&apos;d expect from a Ron Howard Production, there is a good amount of  cheese, especially towards the end. Langdon&apos;s &quot;Godspeed&quot; caused me to  awake in the night sweating!   I am a fairly harsh marker on the IMDb, so don&apos;t be put off by a 6 out  of 10 - I did enjoy the movie, but my anticipation was so great with  this film, that it could never live up to my expectation.

Blu-Ray trailer for this conspiracy thriller starring Tom Hanks

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I can't say I was blown away by The Da Vinci Code - as is often the  case, the book was far superior. I generally like Tom Hanks in almost  all his roles, however I found that I had such a pre-conception of what  Robert Langdon should be, that it took me about half an hour to get  used to Hanks occupying this character. Once I settled into it  though - it was a thoroughly enjoyable, occasionally slow moving  thriller. Having read the book, I did have a knowledge of the various  groups and factions involved - I'm not sure how someone who hasn't read  the book will fair though.  The casting of the movie is surely one of it's stronger points - Paul  Bettany is almost unrecognisable and plays the menacing single minded  Silas to utter perfection. Sir Ian McKellan too, it totally fantastic,  and really steals most scene's he appears in. He delivers some great  one liners too - a real character actor playing a real character.  Audrey Tautou is as we have come to expect, just lovely, and who else  could have played Bezu Fache - Jean Reno was made for the role.  As you'd expect from a Ron Howard Production, there is a good amount of  cheese, especially towards the end. Langdon's "Godspeed" caused me to  awake in the night sweating!   I am a fairly harsh marker on the IMDb, so don't be put off by a 6 out  of 10 - I did enjoy the movie, but my anticipation was so great with  this film, that it could never live up to my expectation.

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