

The Da Vinci Code movie reviews & Metacritic score: Based on Dan Brown's popular and controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code begins with a spectacular murder.
Tom Hanks plays Symbologist, Robert Langdon, in Paris to promote his latest book, when he's summoned to the Louvre, to advise on markings that the old curator carved onto his chest before dying. Langdon, not realising he's implicated in the murder, is aided by police cryptologist, Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tatou), who happens to be the Curator's estranged granddaughter. Sophie and Langdon begin an elaborate journey, while trying to evade the police and a deluded monk called Silas (Paul Bettany). To survive they have to unravel a series of clues and are helped by historian Sir Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellan). It leads them to an ancient society dedicated to protecting an astonishing secret. One of the most talked about films released this year is the adaptation of Dan Brown's mega selling novel, The Da Vinci Code from director, Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind). The story, which is based on a conspiracy about Jesus Christ's offspring, has been embroiled in controversy.
There's been calls for the film to be banned by Christian groups in countries including South Korea, Greece and Thailand as well as protests from members of the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation about the representation of Albino's as psychotic criminals. Tom Hanks plays Symbologist, Robert Langdon, in Paris to promote his latest book, when he's summoned to the Louvre, to advise on markings that the old curator carved onto his chest before dying. Langdon, not realising he's implicated in the murder, is aided by police cryptologist, Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tatou), who happens to be the Curator's estranged granddaughter. Sophie and Langdon begin an elaborate journey, while trying to evade the police and a deluded monk called Silas (Paul Bettany). To survive they have to unravel a series of clues and are helped by historian Sir Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellan).