Tom Hanks reviews ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and its sequels: ‘Just Commercial Bullshit’

Professor Robert Langdon is one of Tom Hanks’ most notable roles, bringing the character to life in “The Da Vinci Code,” “Angels and Demons” and “Inferno,” all based on Dan Brown’s books.

Unfortunately, the adaptations received poor reviews from critics and none of them managed to reach 40% approval.

And Hanks agrees with the negative reception.

In an interview with The New York Times, the star also said he considers the films one of the worst of his career.

“My God, ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was just a business investment. The “Da Vinci Code” makes no sense. And the sequels are pure nonsense. These are fun treasure hunts, but in historical terms… They’re as real as James Bond in the real world of espionage.

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Hanks even criticized Dan Brown’s imagination in the source material, suggesting that his puzzles are childish and devious.

“There is a passage where he writes something like this: ‘Look at this sculpture in Paris!’ But in reality, such a sculpture is not in Paris, it is elsewhere. ‘Look how these passages form a cross on the map!’. Well, they only look like a cross, at a minimum.

The actor ended wryly by saying that the books and adaptations are as elaborate as a page of crossword puzzles.

“They look like crossword puzzles, and I’ve come across a few that are harder to decipher. All they want to do is create a distraction. You see, there’s nothing wrong with a commercial movie, as long as it’s a good commercial movie. I think by the time we did the third, we had already proven that wasn’t the case with this franchise.

At the box office, the adaptations didn’t make a triumphant return either, grossing over $1.4 billion worldwide.

The last attempt to adapt Brown’s books came with “The Lost Symbol” series, which was eventually canceled by Peacock after the first season.

After 10 episodes arrived last year, Peacock executives opted out of renewing the thriller for a second season.

“We are very proud to bring this action-packed mystery thriller to our members and we appreciate seeing this gripping series unfold with a complete and satisfying story,” Peacock said in a statement obtained by Deadline.

The story follows the early adventures of Langdon, who finds himself in a series of deadly puzzles when his mentor is kidnapped. He ends up being invited by the CIA to be part of a task force and will also come across a dark conspiracy.

Based on writer Dan Brown’s book saga, the series stars Ashley Zukerman as Langdon and Valorie Curry (“The Next”) as Katherine, a scientist who studies how consciousness can affect the physical world.

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