http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/da_vinci_code/

I wasn't expecting that kind of number. Im sure it will rise, but how high?

30% is my guess.

Jeeeess...Melodrama? That's a little harsh.

There is some serious Ron Howard backlash going on. Either that or people had the wrong expectations coming out of the book. There wasn't that much on the pages, and clearly there's not that much on the screen.

Honestly though, I think people were expecting another Indiana Jones, and that's not what DVC ever really was.

Wow thats not off to a good start at all and it has 5 reviews too

its about time that a ron howard backlash got started, he is the great hack of our time.

When THR and Variety dislike your highbrow tentpole release, something wicked this way comes.

I knew it ...dadadadada VINCIIIII....I knew it adadadadadadadad VINCIIIIIIII.....i knew it...dadadadadada VINCIIIIIIII

A lot of the early reviewers don't like the book either so the film ain't going to have much of a chance when thats the case.

How cute would it be if See No Evil ended up with a better RT rating than The Da Vinci Code.

Cute as a turtle's wink!

Coincidently, a lot of the key words like talky is being used by most of the reviewers. This movie will make critics look like fools ala King Kong.

How do you mean? Because critics rated King Kong highly despite being a bad movie? So, with DVC, do you mean, since they rate it low, they'll be shown as fools because you think it will be good?

Top Gun was panned as well.
So was When Harry Met Sally
So was Star Wars when it first came out.

King Kong was apparently the second coming of Titanic, which was also panned.

Point is, no one cares what critics say.

I care! If critics hate a film, then I hate it as well, no matter how much I love it.

King Kong was heavily promoted by the critics with an agenda and the audiences made them look like frigging morons.

Critics with an agenda seem to be panning DVC and the audiences will make this a huge hit making these moronic critics look like fools again.

Got it. I hope you're right...

now 7 reviews are in, still 0%.

I guess we should have expected this since the book community panned the novel as well.
I expected about 60% for this because of the talent involved and considering the backlash to the book.

But 0% come on.


The "major" british reviews I've read the past two weeks have been positive.

Just saw a report from Cannes and the Swiss first showing of DVC. Well we know about Cannes.
...The folks and critics from first showing in Switzerland said
"A chain of events that seems to have no structure and a lot of blabla which gets pretty much boring...."
Well Well suprise.......Its like the book......The simple structure stays.....
I smell BADDDD legs.

These reviews are actually kind of worrisome. When a stuffy, pretentious film critic calls your film "boring" or "talky", you made a mistake at some point.

A lot of the book is like that, though. I'm reading it again, and the middle chapters (when they get to Teabing's house) is just them explaining what the Holy Grail is. That stuff is interesting, but I can see how it would've been adapted to a film poorly. There's not a whole lot of action in the book.

I imagine most of those critics didn't like the book, or didn't think it should've been made into a movie. The film will still do very well. Poor reviews will only hamper the legs, not the opening.

Cannes crowds are not accustomed to movies over 100 minutes. Da Vinci is 148 Minutes.

Simply put: These reviews wont do, The movie is going to open huge regardless of the final outcome, but unless it can turn things around a little quickly, then my 300m club might be down the drain.

I dont think its correct to say poor reviews hamper legs. Weak word of mouth hampers legs, not poor reviews. Movies with poor reviews are immediately more likely to be disliked by audiences. They go in with preconcieved notions based on reviews and then they will look for either the positives or the negatives depending. For instance I could call Sideways a "meandering mess" which "frustrates rather than entertains" and everyone would freak out. Why exaclty? It's true, even though the films is good, if it had weak reviews i can guarantee the reception wouldnt have been as enthusiastic from moviegoers.


I would say the following though. The reviews I've read seem to attack the source material more than the movie. I am seeing it early Friday and will review it accordingly, I simply refuse to believe it to be bad.

Ian McKellen is suggesting the religious backlash might have something to do with it, im more accustomed to thinking the snobbery that we all saw with the book might have a little more to do with it.

Why do you insist on making shit up?

Fahrenheit 9/11 - Palm d'Or winner - 122 min
The Pianist - Palm d'Or winner - 150 min
Dancer in the Dark - Palm d'Or winner - 140 min

And that's just recently.