I just love Tom Hanks and think he's such a great guy. Too bad his major "talent stretch" in this film involved running and looking perplexed. Maybe the novel really thrilled many, but the film just slogged along. All the controversy just seems silly.
It's a story about a man who uncovers a great Christian secret. Supposedly Jesus married and had children with Mary Magdalene. One sect of the faithful keep the secret and another tries to destroy any evidence of the "facts."
I've been told the "badguy" had albinism in the book. They didn't state he was in the film, but he sure had pale skin. I have albinism and find the genetic disorder often gets depicted as evil and or miraculous. That disturbs me. I give this film a little bit of a pass in that they never said "albino" when referring to the character, but it's implied.
It's really on the low end of the Watchable scale. Look for the DVD in Bandon, Coos Bay, Coquille, North Bend and Powers.
IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/
Buy the DVD from Amazon:
The Da Vinci Code (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
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