�The Da Vinci Code� may have failed to impress critics at the Cannes Film festival but its premiere�s after party certainly pleased the party goers.

The party ended up costing a massive �700,000

A source told the Mirror: �They invited 500 people to the after party in the port where a big black pyramid like the one in the Louvre had been set up. It was champagne and incredible food all night. There was a spectacular light show and acrobat�s abseiled from the ceiling while scenes from the film played on the walls.�

Wow, sounds like quite a night, but it obviously wasn�t enough to please the critics, one BBC reviewer wrote of the film: �While the plot worked its magic on the pages, it does not transfer well to the screen - here, it is long and it is dull.�

Oh dear. Nevertheless, despite the less then �glowing� reviews, this film should at least manage to recoup its �66million production and publicity costs.

The film hits cinemas in the UK from tonight�check it out.