Can't be arsed explaining the plot, you must know what it's about.
The first thing that struck me was the, to my mind, miscasting of Hanks and Tatou. Not their fault really, as it's just that they were not how I pictured their characters while reading the book. The immensely excellent actor Jean Reno however was who I pictured, so that was good. Sophie Nevu should have been played by Sophie Marceau, and anyone who thinks differently is wrong. The puzzles that are so much a part of the books get lost within the film as there's no time to ponder them, scour the internet for background facts etc which is where most of the fun in the book was to be had, for me at any rate. The film seems strangely empty because of this. Watchable (especially for the always dependable Ian McKellen) but that's about it. Would have been better as a six hour TV series
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