“I haven’t read the book.  Or any of the other 263 books related to it, from ‘The Illustrated…’ to ‘The Truth Behind…’.  I haven’t played the board game.  I haven’t played the video game.  I haven’t played the game that appears in newspapers above the crossword and below the Sudoku.  I don’t own a ‘Hidden Rose’ T-shirt.  I don’t listen to any of the myriad CDs, from the pre-released soundtrack to any of the ‘Music Inspired By…’…”

                                                                                                                      "The Cannes Film Festival is undoubtedly a marked date on any film calendar. It is a festival which decides the fate of many upcoming movies. Richard  Kelly’s Southland Tales bombed, Ken Loach was honoured and Ron Howard entered The Da Vinci Code to a distinctly mediocre reaction. Some critics praised the film for ‘adapting the unadaptable’ while others claimed a book that was ‘made for the movies’ translated to the screen poorly. These two contradictory opinions exemplify the views of the Cannes critics. So, did the movie live up to the hype created by the marketing campaign and the preceding worldwide bestseller?..."