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Ron Howard Answers 'Da Vinci' Critics

by Mark5019 May 17, 2006 1:16PM PDT

Director Ron Howard had a suggestion Wednesday for people riled by the way Christian history is depicted in "The Da Vinci Code": If you suspect the movie will upset you, don't go see it.

Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's blockbuster was to open the Cannes Film Festival later Wednesday at a glitzy black-tie premiere. Beforehand, he answered questions about "Da Vinci" protests around the world _ and also in Cannes, where a Roman Catholic nun wearing a brown habit kneeled in prayer at the base of the red carpet.

"There's no question that the film is likely to be upsetting to some people," Howard told reporters. "My advice, since virtually no one has really seen the movie yet, is to not go see the movie if you think you're going to be upset. Wait. Talk to somebody who has seen it. Discuss it. And then arrive at an opinion about the movie itself."

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/17/D8HLO9R00.html

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Speaking of DaVinci critics ...

by Evie May 19, 2006 2:45AM PDT

... they seem to be mostly critical of the movie. I saw a CT newspaper today with a front page article "Dull Vinci" touting the movie review within.

Here's a sampling of Google: http://news.google.com/news?q=dull%20vinci&oe=UTF-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

Maybe Howard should offer different advice

Evie