Is The Code cracked?
After the Da Vinci Code screenings at Cannes, the first reviews are out, and they're not very good. Here's a look at what the top international film critics have to say:
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone:
"Here's the sure way to quiet the protesters: Have them see the movie. They will fall into a stupor in minutes. I know it bored me breathless.
Start with Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (an inexplicable Oscar winner for A Beautiful Mind), who manages to eradicate every ounce of suspense, spirituality and erotic fire from Brown's novel.
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