A good mystery movie
"Robert Langdon" (Tom Hanks) is back, and he has only a few hours to solve a mystery to save thousands of Catholic faithful, and top candidates for role of pope, before an incident which will kill them all as they await the annoucement of who the...
- 18.May.2011
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- by: Mickey Micklon
- Mickey Micklon rated this movie7/10Good
A good mystery movie
"Robert Langdon" (Tom Hanks) is back, and he has only a few hours to solve a mystery to save thousands of Catholic faithful, and top candidates for role of pope, before an incident which will kill them all as they await the annoucement of who the new leader of the church will be.
Now, "Langdon", along with a woman who helped create antimatter in a lab, must figure out the clues and save the faithful of the world's largest church.
Let me say first that this is much better than the original movie, which I barely remember seeing. You really don't need to read the novel that the movie is based upon to enjoy it.
There are some really good performances in this film, especially from Hanks, who proved himself as a solid leading man many times. Here, he really shines as a leading man.
There is some serious problems with character development with supporting characters, especially "Dr. Vittoria Vetra" (Ayelet Zurer), whose antimatter is being used as a weapon, and "Camerlengo Patrick McKenna" (Ewan McGregor), who turns an interesting plot twist that I never expected at the end, but isn't seen as much as I would like.
Another problem with this movie is that it is obvious that they opted for green screen for many scenes depicting Roman Catholic churches within Rome's city limits (the church refused to allow the movie to be filmed at the locations since the church declared the book offesive to the church). A barely trained eye (which I have since I learned TV production back in high school) could see the actors were in front of a green screen. These effects will become noticeable to the untrained eye as the film ages, and special effects advance.
One thing this movie does pretty well is that it gives very little time for the audience to breathe between action and plot advancing scenes. You get excited as "Langdon" and "Vetra" get closer to the murderer(s) as they discover new clues.
Despite not being able to shoot on location, and the threat of a strike at the time, Ron Howard did a great job in the director's chair as usual. He was able to use interesting camera angles to help tell the story nicely.
I can't really say I noticed the soundtrack of the movie, since I barely pay attention to instrumentals since that's not my style I listen to. I do notice that it helped the scenes, and in this movie it did.
If you see this on any of the movie channels like HBO, or on Netflix, check this one out.
- 18.May.2011
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- by: Mickey Micklon
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Angels and Demons is fairly ridiculous without the intelligence of The Da Vinci Code. And those who saw The Da Vinci Code know that wasn't even that good. I wanted a puzzle to solve. What I got was a film that wasn't sure if it was an action movie...
- 04.August.2010
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- by: Dan Cassavaugh
- Dan Cassavaugh rated this movie0/10
Angels and Demons is fairly ridiculous without the intelligence of The Da Vinci Code. And those who saw The Da Vinci Code know that wasn't even that good. I wanted a puzzle to solve. What I got was a film that wasn't sure if it was an action movie or a thriller. It doesn't get the audience involved because we don't have time to think about the clues to unlocking the mystery. Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned by the Vatican to help solve the threat from the Illuminati, which is an ancient secret society bent on destroying religion with science. He has infinite knowledge of the papacy and all the symbols surrounding it. Meanwhile, the Illuminati have stolen antimatter which was created to help power the world without using carbon fuels. If the antimatter touches anything solid, it will explode with the force of an atomic bomb. Conveniently a battery that powers two electromagnets suspending the antimatter in a small air chamber will die exactly at midnight. So we have the ticking clock device. All this while the world's Cardinals visit the city to elect a new Pope. The Illuminati have laid out a labyrinth of clues using 17th century sculptures to point to where they've hidden the antimatter. Langdon must find it by midnight. I like to think during these movies, and that was one of the big draws of The Da Vinci Code aside from anyone who read the book. The problem with Angels and Demons was that there was no room to breathe. Langdon finds a clue and immediately knows where it leads or what the next step is. No one in the audience knows and it took me out of the story. It went from a mystery to a thriller trying to lure in action film audiences. All I could do was blindly accept the clues as they were instead of thinking about them and coming to my own conclusions. Angels and Demons doesn't have an "ah-ha" moment, although the ending will produce shock. tinyurl.com/o6zyyu
- 04.August.2010
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- by: Dan Cassavaugh
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While I was disappointed in the Da Vinci Code movie I was not with Angels and Demons. Still not as good or detailed as the books but a much better attempt. It was a good movie to watch and especially worth it if you have not read the book. Like the...
- 12.December.2009
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- by: DrDash
- DrDash rated this movie0/10
While I was disappointed in the Da Vinci Code movie I was not with Angels and Demons. Still not as good or detailed as the books but a much better attempt. It was a good movie to watch and especially worth it if you have not read the book. Like the book there is hardly a dull moment.
- 12.December.2009
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- by: DrDash
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