The Da Vinci Code

“Ron Howard's splendid The Da Vinci Code is the Holy Grail of summer blockbusters: a crackling, fast-moving thriller that's every bit as brainy and irresistible as Dan Brown's controversial bestseller.”

Lou Lumenick, New York Post · 100

“A crackling rendition of Dan Brown's novel, siphoning off unneeded fat and fancy and leaving us with a streamlined train of a picture that never stops moving.”

Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer · 88

“The film has an exciting visual texture that gives body to Brown's bestseller-ese prose, and uniformly strong performances that give dimension, depth and interest to characters that the author never entirely brought to life. In this sense, I found it much more entertaining and satisfying than the novel.”

William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer · 83

“Dan Brown's novel is utterly preposterous; Ron Howard's movie is preposterously entertaining.”

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 75

“All in all, a respectable and predictable adaptation.”

Luke Y. Thompson, Dallas Observer · 70