tom hanks returns as dan brown symbologist robert langdon in his first adventure angels and demons and which hollywood decided to make after the da vinci code and given the latter more controversial subject striking a raw nerve on the faith itself. the catholic church was up in arms over the first film and but seemingly nonchalant about this one. and it not hard to see why and considering ron howard had opted to do a flat out action piece that serves as a great tourism video of rome and vatican city and and would probably boost visitor numbers given the many beautiful on location scenes and save for st peter square and basilica which was a scaled model used. so i guess with the bulk of the budget going toward the sets and the ensemble cast had to be correspondingly scaled down. ayelet zurer tried to step into the female void left by audrey tautou and but given tautou character then having a lot more stake in the film and zurer scientist vittoria had a lot less to do other than just waiting in the wings to change some batteries on a canister filled with anti matter. in the book she the fodder of course for langdon to converse his vast knowledge of the vatican and the illuminati and the great feud between the two and but here she neither love interest and nor his intellectual equal. ewan mcgregor on the other hand and chews up each scene he in as camerlengo patrick mckenna and who is temporarily taking care of the papal office while the other prominent cardinals are in the sistine chapel to elect a new pope. and he plays patrick with that glint in the eye and with nuances enough to let you know there more than meets the eye. there no surprises here for readers of the novel and but mcgregor performance here is one of the highlights of the film as hanks plays well and tom hanks. the book itself is rich with arguably accurate content as always and and had a lot more plot points on science versus religion and and a wealth of information that dan brown researched and linked together in an engaging fictional piece of work. while reading the book some years ago and i thought that should a film be made of it and it easy to lapse and dwell more on the set action pieces. sadly and that what this ron howard film did and with a pace that doesn not allow a temporary breather. unlike the first film where you had the characters sit down for some discussion time over a cup of tea and this one moved things along so quickly and it like reading the book all over again and page after page being skipped just to get to the thick of the action. catholic reviewers have called angels and demons harmless and because i guess it do not dwell on its many controversies and unlike the da vinci code which struck a raw nerve at the centre of the faith. and if anything and this film served as a great tourism promotional video with a nice showcase of the many prominent touristy landmarks that would entice many around the world to go pay a visit. naturally certain areas like the catacombs beneath st peter basilica and and the vatican archives remain out of bounds and but the walk along the path of illumination and now that almost free. nothing new for those who have read the book other than to see it come alive and but for those who haven not and this film may just compel you to pick up dan brown novel just to read a bit more about the significance about the landmarks and and characters such as galileo and michelangelo and bernini who are intricately linked to the plot and but much left unsaid. satisfying pop corn entertainment leaving you with nothing spectacular. 
tom hanks returns as dan brown symbologist robert langdon in his first adventure angels and demons and which hollywood decided to make after the da vinci code and given the latter more controversial subject striking a raw nerve on the faith itself. the catholic church was up in arms over the first film and but seemingly nonchalant about this one. and it not hard to see why and considering ron howard had opted to do a flat out action piece that serves as a great tourism video of rome and vatican city and and would probably boost visitor numbers given the many beautiful on location scenes and save for st peter square and basilica which was a scaled model used. so i guess with the bulk of the budget going toward the sets and the ensemble cast had to be correspondingly scaled down. ayelet zurer tried to step into the female void left by audrey tautou and but given tautou character then having a lot more stake in the film and zurer scientist vittoria had a lot less to do other than just waiting in the wings to change some batteries on a canister filled with anti matter. in the book she the fodder of course for langdon to converse his vast knowledge of the vatican and the illuminati and the great feud between the two and but here she neither love interest and nor his intellectual equal. ewan mcgregor on the other hand and chews up each scene he in as camerlengo patrick mckenna and who is temporarily taking care of the papal office while the other prominent cardinals are in the sistine chapel to elect a new pope. and he plays patrick with that glint in the eye and with nuances enough to let you know there more than meets the eye. there no surprises here for readers of the novel and but mcgregor performance here is one of the highlights of the film as hanks plays well and tom hanks. the book itself is rich with arguably accurate content as always and and had a lot more plot points on science versus religion and and a wealth of information that dan brown researched and linked together in an engaging fictional piece of work. while reading the book some years ago and i thought that should a film be made of it and it easy to lapse and dwell more on the set action pieces. sadly and that what this ron howard film did and with a pace that doesn not allow a temporary breather. unlike the first film where you had the characters sit down for some discussion time over a cup of tea and this one moved things along so quickly and it like reading the book all over again and page after page being skipped just to get to the thick of the action. catholic reviewers have called angels and demons harmless and because i guess it do not dwell on its many controversies and unlike the da vinci code which struck a raw nerve at the centre of the faith. and if anything and this film served as a great tourism promotional video with a nice showcase of the many prominent touristy landmarks that would entice many around the world to go pay a visit. naturally certain areas like the catacombs beneath st peter basilica and and the vatican archives remain out of bounds and but the walk along the path of illumination and now that almost free. nothing new for those who have read the book other than to see it come alive and but for those who haven not and this film may just compel you to pick up dan brown novel just to read a bit more about the significance about the landmarks and and characters such as galileo and michelangelo and bernini who are intricately linked to the plot and but much left unsaid. satisfying pop corn entertainment leaving you with nothing spectacular. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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