![]() ![]() The book’s diminished legacy can arguably be attributed to a number of factors (it has faced intense criticism for its historical inaccuracies and its fast-and-loose representation of Christian theology, among other things), but the shortcomings of The Da Vinci Code can be boiled down to a single criticism: it’s a snoozefest, the absolute worst thing a mystery thriller can be. Moreover, the movie faded into obscurity almost immediately, despite the global success of Brown’s novel. Throwing enough big names into the production and hoping it all came together in the end definitely got them their money’s worth (the movie grossed well over half a billion dollars), but critics weren’t particularly kind to it. The producers of The Da Vinci Code seemingly approached the adaptation under the impression that altering even one word of the dizzyingly popular source novel would jeopardize the film’s box office receipts. But Goldsman’s script slavishly preserves Brown’s source material to the point of crafting a mystery thriller overstuffed with stretches of pseudo-historical exposition that are exciting to read in a beach novel but make for an interminably dull movie. Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard from a screenplay by blockbuster veteran Akiva Goldsman, the movie seemed like a recipe for a surefire hit. Released 15 years ago this month, the 2006 film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code is brimming with talent, including an all-star cast featuring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, and Alfred Molina. To give you an idea of its pop culture saturation, the only book that outsold it in 2003 was the fifth Harry Potter novel. ![]() Selling over 80 million copies translated into dozens of different languages, the book was almost impossible to avoid. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret - and an explosive historical truth - will be lost forever.The Da Vinci Code, the bestselling treasure-hunting mystery thriller by Dan Brown, was a legitimate phenomenon. In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion - an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci - clues visible for all to see - yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. ![]() Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. ![]() While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. ![]()
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