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I went and saw The Da Vinci Code tonight, late showing. It was OK, entertaining. I expected more of the story, with all the hype and all. I had not read the book. I like Audrey Tautou, so that was a bonus - although she looked "old," considering she is only like 29. Half way through things got predictable and a bit boring.

As for any potential controversy per se, it's no big deal, I had heard all that's discussed in the movie plenty of times before. As any scholar will tell you, it is widely acknowledged by the church that the majority of miracles described in the Bible are not literal but rather symbolic language with a deeper meaning. The movie uses a lot of religious buzz words for effect and wow factor, and throughs Opus Dei into the mix - much to their dislike I am sure . I have had plenty of friends who belonged to Opus Dei in Spain, no big deal either, 99% of them are normal regular people who simply have a more profound spiritual side.