After all that publicity, it's thumbs down from the jury at Cannes for the Da Vinci Code. "There was no applause when the credits rolled; instead, a few catcalls and hisses broke the silence. No chemistry exists between the hero and heroine, and motivation remains a troubling sore point," wrote reviewer Kirk Honeycutt, panning Tom Hanks' "remote, even wooden performance."
I have owned three copies of the book (bought one, lost it, gifted another) & recognise that it is poorly written. "Langdon worried how he would tell Sophie about the history of the Knnights Templar..." If he was Langdon, that would be the last thing on my mind.
Still, the guy knows how to spin a yarn & sell a book or two. And the film rights, despite those obdurate French critics.
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