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Da Vinci Code in reel

Da Vinci Code in reel Well, finally I could see it, on the 2nd day of the official release of DVC in India. I saw with an additional minute of display of a mindless statement, 30 secs before the casting and 30 secs after the film ended (just in case I forgot what I read 152 minutes earlier). The statement (technically a disclaimer) looked like written by hand (exaggerating a little here, but nevertheless it was pathetic looking), it told me the greatest truth on earth -- "All the charcters and events depicted here are fictitious and any resemblance blah blah blah..". But anyways... I liked it. It was not outstanding but much better than what I expected after reading Cannes reviews. The film was honest, truthful to adaptation and intelligently paced. I found Tom Hanks very good, and also Jean Reno and Sir Ian McKellen. However I was a bit dissapointed with Audrey Toutou. She somehow did not live upto the image of Sophie Neveau. Sophie was a confident and a nextremely brill