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46 out of 100

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5.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 385 Ratings

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  • Starring: Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Tom Hanks
  • Summary: Based on Dan Brown's popular and controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code begins with a spectacular murder in the Louvre Museum. All clues point to a covert religious organization that will stop at nothing to protect a secret that threatens to overturn 2,000 years of accepted dogma. (Sony)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 40
  3. Negative: 7 out of 40
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    100
    Ron Howard's splendid The Da Vinci Code is the Holy Grail of summer blockbusters: a crackling, fast-moving thriller that's every bit as brainy and irresistible as Dan Brown's controversial bestseller.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    60
    While the story plays better on the page than the screen and some of the film's elements work better than others, a proficient Ron Howard version of things is certainly competent if only occasionally thrilling.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    It stars Tom Hanks in his first genuinely dull screen performance.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 130 out of 220
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 220
  3. Negative: 57 out of 220
  1. kitty
    10
    I absolutely loved this movie! I was completely entertained, and I have never read the book so I had no idea how it was going to end, which was a nice change since I normally have movies all figured out by the halfway point.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. Official
    5
    Action-packed with some violence. A so-so adaptation of the novel. Too much talking going on in the whole film. The Da Vinci Code kind of succeeds as a film worth watching.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. NateH
    3
    Tom Hanks could have done a similarly effective acting job by telecommuting.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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