A major point of reference for a lot of the reviews of this has been The Da Vinci Code so it’s a real wonder I even sat through it in the end, let alone that at best I found it far more enjoyable than the Dan Brown adaptation. It’s still a ridiculous pile of nonsense whose only real conclusion is “nobody knows anything” and which outstays its welcome long after you’ve said, “Yeh, I get it,” thirty times – but I was pretty hooked on the screen for at least two thirds of the duration. John Hurt is typically fantastic (the opening monologue is a true indication of how the rest of the movie will be and it’s down to him alone that I didn’t burst out laughing over it), Elijah Wood is okay outside of a few very weird accent and dialogue slips (he’s actually American in the movie, it should be easy enough, but it’s like the Oxford setting and co-stars are getting to him or something, and not in that believable way that his character has just been there awhile), and I quite liked the music. Nothing special but if you like the genre you’ll no doubt be happy enough.