![]() ![]() Most of the important parts of the book are when the characters are sat around a table talking. This is a different beast, instead preferring the slow build up approach to story-telling - it is to the mystery/thriller genre what V for Vendetta is to the action genre. If you're looking for adventure and daring action then look to that film. It wasn't surprising that a film would be made given the book's success and despite initial critical reaction what we are given is, while not perfect, a solid adaptation of the book that will at least give the audience plenty of food for thought. The writing wasn't classic, but the pace of the novel was such that these points could be overlooked. ![]() It wasn't wholly convincing, but I thought it was great fun to read, and very cinematic in style. The kind of book you take on holiday to read while you're at the airport. When I read the book, I accepted it for what it was a pulp novel. Of course, many more of these critics had not read the book either, and so were pleasantly ignored by the 60 million and more people who went out and bought the book. It seemed that very few people were actually going to give the film the benefit of the doubt, while most would criticize it before seeing it. The controversy surrounding The Da Vinci Code hardly needs to be introduced. ![]()
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