the book be cool and even make me put it down to go online to find a photo of the last supper to check for myself if it could actually be mary sit next to jezus . a a bonus i like the controversy surround the book . not be the least bit religious i be fascinate to see people around the world fight a book of fiction to defend their own book of fiction ( ie bible ) . travel in france and visit cannes just before the premiere of the film and i decide to go see it . and i be not at all impressed and leave the cinema with a feeling of be cheat out of what might have be a great film . what wrong with the dvc . too much to mention and but here be my ( spoiler ) highlight represent1 . the book be quite intelligent and fast paced and get you to look at common knowledge cultural fact with a thrill . the film be never thrill and not even during action scene . 2. the premise in the book about equally intelligent etc male and female counterpart and also find in the relationship between neveu and langdon be miss . the character development in the book be miss in the film and with the exception of a couple of way too obvious personal trauma that be use to bring religion back into the context of the film ( langdon experience in the well a a child ) . 3. some thing that do not come across a silly in the book ( must have be more elaborately construct ) be plain stupid and inexplicable in the movie represent it ridiculous the way the professor be suddenly turn against them . you fin yourself ask why he go through the whole theatrics before show them his malicious intent . so in other word and essential plot structure be miss . this also happen when the beginning hint at sophie fall out with her grandfather and later langdon suddenly say represent what happen . i be be shot at and so i deserve an explanation . in the book that make sense . at this point in the movie it doesn not . there be no factual evidence present yet that suggest her fall out with her grandpa have any bearing on the situation . 4. and i do not like the end of the book all that much either and but i do not feel the urge to throw up a i do with the film . 5. the actor represent to me hanks simply be too much of a religious family man kind of actor to pull off the ( religiously ) critical scientist with an autonomous mind . tatou be great to watch ( her mouth . ) and but this film do not give her the opportunity to shine a a performer . and although jean reno be one of my favorite ever since le grand bleu and his character be just plain weird here . unlogical again due to the script . to summarize represent howard must have think this film and base on a bestseller and be a guaranteed winner . i be however leave with the distinct feeling that he sacrifice the sharp edge of the book a to not alienate too many viewer . by not add anything interesting to the script to make it an original and captivate new controversial art product and and also by choose an actor with the aura of a good christian family man and howard take out the excite atmosphere of the book . add to that the many abrupt revelation and the absence of thrill on any level and flat character in general and towards the end a religious revelation to please the religious viewer ( nooo and this be really not an anti christian film people ) and you have get a movie that offer extremely little besides disappointment . ps it seem howard plus his scriptwriter now plan to turn the bernini mystery into a film and apparently hop to cash in on another brown novel . however and that book wasn not half a controversial ór interesting a the da vinci code be and so that doesn not bode well for their next project .