" A melodramatic, sometimes lifeless film that is missing the suspense of the popular novel."
-- Claudia Puig
" ... The Da Vinci Code may be controversial and even heretical -- but worse, still, it's plodding, tedious, deathly dull."
-- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
" ... Mr. Howard and Mr. Goldsman handle the supposedly provocative material in Mr. Brown's book with kid gloves, settling on an utterly safe set of conclusions about faith and its history, presented with the usual dull sententiousness."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
" There's no code to decipher. Da Vinci is a dud -- a dreary, droning, dull-witted adaptation of Dan Brown's religioso detective story ..."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
" ... competent if only occasionally thrilling."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
" ...overblown so-so suspense flick..."
-- JoBlo, JOBLO's MOVIE EMPORIUM
" There might be a riveting adventure thriller to be made from Dan Brown's controversial bestseller, but it is not it. Melodramatic, overlong and dare I say occasionally boring, Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code gets lost in the maze of its puzzles and media"
-- Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE
" A polished affair with moments of interest, but simply far too long, too talky and just not interesting or clever enough to engage let alone entertain."
-- Garth Franklin, DARK HORIZONS
" Part conspiracy thriller, part religious epic, part family melodrama, but not satisfying on any level, this vastly disappointing film will frustrate viewers who know the book and will bore those who don't due to the rambling and confusing storytelling."
-- Emanuel Levy, EMANUELLEVY.COM
" Perhaps and interesting side-piece to those already fanatical about the book, but ultimately a lifeless adaptation that reveals the flaws of its source. So Dark, the Con of Dan Brown."
A melodramatic, sometimes lifeless film that is missing the suspense of the popular novel."