Well with scorching temperatures (for Minnesota standards in mid-spring) of 93° F, we beat the heat with an afternoon matinee and saw The Divinci Code, directed by Ron Howard. Despite the controvercy and the protests from the Church we went anyway and enjoyed the film from an entertainment standpoint. I can see what all the fuss is about — blurring the lines between fiction and truth — but the entertainment industry is always doing that.

So with the “adjustment” of historic truth set aside, it was a good film — not great, but good enough for a matinee. The twists and turns in the plot were enjoyable and reasonably suspenceful and the acting good as ever.

I don’t see what all the fuss is about though, from the general entertainment critics. Some didn’t care for Tom Hank’s hair or didn’t care for how the story moved along, or even that it was too confusing to follow. They must have all fallen asleep or something. It seemed fine to me.

You can tell the film crew paid attention to little details. For example, one of the leading ladies in the film had a knife held to her throat, causing a small wound. That wound, though subtle, actually remained with her to the end of the story.

The ending wasn’t great and kinda left me wishing they would have left it more of a mystery than resolve it. Hollywood seems to have this thing for resolving stories — this one would have been better off with leaving us, the viewers, in “treasure hunt mode” and questioning…”man, so does the holy grail really exist??? And where??” Instead they tidy up the ending and package it with a sugary sweet resolution.

Not a bad film. I won’t own it, but not bad.

May 28, 2006, 10:07 pm

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