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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Dan Brown's novel is utterly preposterous; Ron Howard's movie is preposterously entertaining.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Individual scenes are entertaining in their own right, but the production as a whole is a lumbering mess.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

While the story plays better on the page than the screen and some of the film's elements work better than others, a proficient Ron Howard version of things is certainly competent if only occasionally thrilling.Read the full review

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