The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code review- I can tell you one thing, casting Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon was the first mistake Ron Howard made.   I think Harrison Ford would have better cast in the lead role.  I kept watching the movie looking for the sparks between Hanks and his co-star Audrey Tatou and came up empty.   I think the probelm with reading a novel and then watching the movie will most likely end in disappointment as it did for me in this one.  Yes, the monk character was creepy and disturbing especially when he was tightening the chalice around his leg and beating himself with a whip and there were a couple of cool car chases between Hanks & Tatou and the police.  But it never seemed to hit the excitement that the book gave to me.  These characters are supposed ot be on the hunt for the Holy Grail and their hunt is done in two tries.  I think this movie was not the greatest and I 'd tell people if they haven't seen the movie and they haven't read the book, stick with the book because it's defintely the better of the two.