I have only read excerpts of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
So when i watched the film 85% of it was new to me.
With all of the bashing i expected to be offended and bored
But i was pleasantly surprised.
The story had a good pace to it,but not as intriguing as i had hoped it would be.I thought Tom Hanks did a good job,the same can be said of Audrey Tautou.Ian McKellen was excellent but his speach seemed a bit warbled and i found myself saying what did he say a few times.
I have been a part of many organized religions from Catholic to Jehovahs Witness,and i wasnt offended by any of the statements made about Christ,because the statements made were not brought out as factual,cannon,or this is the truth and nothing but the truth.
The statements made are even debated within the film by the characters.
Are there sinister people like Alfred Molina's Bishop Aringarosa in religion?, of course there are,but in turn there are truly righteous and sincere people also.
And in the end as Tom Hanks character Robert Langdon states its all about what you believe.
8/10