Da Vinci Code fails attract visitors to Rosslyn chapel

Following an almost universal panning by Hollywood film critics, The Da Vinci Code movie may have received the most telling condemnation of its quality so far. Rosslyn Chapel has reported that the hordes of visitors expected after the film's release have failed to show up. The Chapel Trust had braced itself for a big increase in visits from Da Vinci "codies" following screenings of the film, starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, which climaxes with scenes shot at the 15th-century chapel. But foot-traffic is well below projections. "We haven't seen any sudden hype after 19 May," said Stuart Beattie, of the Rosslyn Chapel Trust. "While we are having more visitors than last year, it's less than we expected, and not a result of the film coming out." [More]