Movie was hard for me to follow. According to people who read the book, it would have been a great movie had they followed the book just a bit more, or at least had the same ending. And Tom Hanks is not quite fit to play the fast pacing role.
"Angels and Demons" is a fast and furious race through the ancient streets of Rome while the clock ticks away the precious lives of four Catholic Cardinals who have been kidnapped by the ancient and mystical Illuminati. Director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman have compressed, omitted and changed so much of the intricacies of Dan Brown's novel and there are times the film makes little to no sense. This novel was written prior to "The DaVinci Code" but the success of that novel brought this one to national attention and many consider it a far superior story.
There is no background about CERN or how the secret of the antimatter was revealed; key characters are missing, and a Scottish Camerlengo who is the closest adviser to the Pope?
Both Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor did an excellent job. The phenomenal ending was drastically changed which also eliminated key characters and issues.
I was amazed at the brilliant cinematography of Rome by Salvatore Totino and some incredible scenes inside The Vatican; particularly The Vatican Library.
The story follows the same path as other films such as TAKEN, MAN ON FIRE, or THE PROFESSIONAL. Not only does it come with a compelling story, but the acting is superb as well from all the actors. The action is brutal, violent, and mesmerizing to see. Its not the Chinese and Hong Kong action style that showcases the leads skill, the action here is geared towards the reality of simply providing swift pain.
