Movie Review: The DaVinci Code

Well it has been awhile since I have posted and awhile since I have seen this movie but my fans (a.k.a. my wonderful cousin Noelle) have asked for it so here it is.
Much like the book, which I actually listened to on tape, I was forced to look at the movie from two different angles; the pure-entertainment angle and the religious/theological/historical angle. I found that when I could get past the serious problems I had with the religious/theological/historical angle both the book and the movie were quite entertaining. One problem that the book suffers from is that at times Dan Brown seems to be using the plot to progress his political-theological agenda rather than using the political-theological intrigue to progress the plot. Thankfully the movie does not suffer from the same problem. In fact one of the biggest differences in a movie that largely sticks strictly to the plot of the book is that there is less of a focus on the anti-Christian, feminist portions in the movie. In fact Tom Hanks' character acts as a bit of an antagonist during the discussions and gives a bit of a defense for historical Christianity - something the book does not feature in the least bit. (unfortunately even this does not go far enough as they still allow historical fiction to be presented as historical fact. This would be less troubling if there weren't so many people reading the book and saying 'I know it is fiction but a lot of what he uses is true' A statement couldn't be further from the truth. The book and movie are fiction, even the parts that would believe you to think they are historical.)
despite all this I thought the movie, like the book, was quite entertaining. It was fast paced, full of action and intrigue. I thought it was well acted and directed and worth dropping a few bucks to see. It is not a must see in the theatre but I would definitely recommend renting it and checking it out. At the same time I would also recommend not garnering your Church history from the movie and it is probably easier to say that rather than be discerning while watching the movie you ought to watch it for pure entertainment and forget everything you "learned" when it is turned off.
After all that I give 'The DaVinci Code' a 4 out of 5