The more busy I get, the more I want to write, but the less time I have :(
So Girl Geek and I saw "The Da Vinci Code" movie this past weekend. Overall I did like the movie, but because Dan Brown wrote so much interrelated material in his book, I really think this is a no-win situation for the movie.
The people who have read the book may feel disappointed because it cannot come close to covering all the material in the book. You'd need like a six hour movie for that. Plus there are a lot of scenes of "explanation dialog" - and those are the hardest scenes to produce for screenwriters, directors, and editors
On the flip side, the people who have not read the book may be a bit confused because of the inclusion of all this explanation and material that seems understandable only if you've read the book and now all the material.
Not to mention I couldn't understand the French accents.
But yeah I still liked it. Kind of like Star Wars: If you're a Star Wars fan you'll still like Episodes I and II because it's a part of the phenomenon. If you're a Da Vinci Code fan, you'll like the movie (but just prepare to be slightly disappointed)