The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown's controversial mega-bestseller hits the big screen with Howard and Hanks reuniting for their first feature since "Apollo 13." The murder of a Louvre curator leads to a conspiracy and a secret that has been protected by the Catholic Church since its beginnings. Cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Tautou) and Harvard symbiologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) team up to puzzle out the clues that are hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci. Naturally, there are those who will protect the secret from being revealed at any cost. Solid performances by great cast generally overcomes Howard's faithful re-creation of the novel's talkiness, which doesn't always make for an abundance of thrills.