That Cannes thing...
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lsandersonAt Cannes, 'Da Vinci Code' Draws Lukewarm Praise
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 17, 2006
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 17, 2006
CANNES, France -- ''The Da Vinci Code'' drew lukewarm praise, shrugs of indifference, some jeering laughter and a few derisive jabs Tuesday from arguably the world's toughest movie crowd: critics at the Cannes Film Festival.
The year's most anticipated movie, ''The Da Vinci Code'' was a generally faithful adaptation of Dan Brown's monster best seller, spinning a murder thriller that stems from a cover-up of secrets about Christianity's roots...
''I kept thinking of the Energizer Bunny, because it kept going and going and going, and not in a good way,'' said James Rocchi, a film critic for CBS 5 television in San Francisco and the online outlet Cinematical. ''Ron Howard makes handsome films. He doesn't make bad ones, but he doesn't make great ones.'' More
