Angels & Demons - Review

Oct 7, 2016
2 min read

For a movie that advertises itself as a film about the Illuminati, it sure doesn't explore the Illuminati legacy. Also, I don't really get the title. Is it a play on the whole argument of religion vs. science and whether or not they both can co-exist? I'm not too sure, but what this film really is, is a not-so-exciting easter egg hunt through Rome with Tom Hanks and some random scientist lady. Seriously, I know nothing about her. Not her name, her relevance to the story, to even her accent. I think it's Italian? The movie does take place in Rome after all. I also hate when sequels/prequels totally forget their own character's traits. In The Da Vinci Code, Professor Langdon is claustrophobic and does believe in God and Jesus Christ. In Angels and Demons, he walks through narrow corridors and caves and catacombs no problem. In the first film, he was afraid to go into an elevator! Also, there is a scene where Ewan McGregor asks Tom Hanks if he believes in god to which he replies, "I'm an academic" ... Guys, if you are going to give certain characters certain characteristics, have them keep them from sequel to sequel. So as you can probably tell, I wasn't that big of a fan of this movie. What I did enjoy was Ewan McGregor's performance. He does have some great moments to shine and some great speeches. This film also had a major plot twist that I couldn't see coming at all. Other than that, this film didn't give me what I was hoping for. I wasn't hoping for an extremely realistic adventure or an oscar acted film, I was just hoping for some cool clever detective work from Tom Hanks and I didn't really get that. Unfortunately, I would have to recommend that you pass on this one.