The War Room

BATTLE OF THE TOMS: CRUISE 70 HANKS 19

As of writing this post, The Da Vinci Code is at an astounding, 19 % on Rotten Tomatoes.

To put that in context;

Ashton Kutcher in Dude Where's My Car received 17 %.

Paris Hilton in House of Wax received 24 %.

Scary Movie 4 with Carmen Electra received 36 %.

Well reviewed films such as Narnia recevied 76 %.

United 93 received 91 %.

Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III received 70%.

Now this number will fluctuate until Friday when all of the reviews are in, but the major critics have weighed the value of The Da Vinci Code and given it an overwhelming thumbs down.

It most likely will still be a hit financially for the Sony Corporation but it has lost a certain prestige now.

With a junk movie behind it, adherers of the Code will find it harder to defend the beliefs inside. Culturally, that is significant. At Cannes, when the films big revelation at the climax is given, critics openly laughed at the screen.

Incidentally, much has been made of how Tom Cruise has alienated his fan base over the past year with his religious beliefs.

Others have asked but it is relevant to say again; should Tom Hanks' box office post DaVinci fall off, will the fact that he has alienated so many Christians and Catholics around the world be taken into play?

posted by Nicol DuMoulin @ 3:59 AM