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Angels & Demons (2009)

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Reviews Counted:235

Fresh:84

Rotten:151

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: Angels and Demons is a fast-paced thrill ride, and an improvement on the last Dan Brown adaptation, but the storyline too often wavers between implausible and ridiculous, and does not translate effectively to the big screen.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material.

Runtime: 4 hrs 44 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:May 15, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $133,375,846

Synopsis: Dan Brown’s novels are packed with fascinating historical tidbits which he ingeniously twists into plots that are so intricate and complex that there is a constant need to inform the reader with... Dan Brown’s novels are packed with fascinating historical tidbits which he ingeniously twists into plots that are so intricate and complex that there is a constant need to inform the reader with exposition, often leaving little room for character development. There is a bit of this stilted quality to ANGELS AND DEMONS, the second of Brown’s novels to be brought to the big screen by the tandem of Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, but more than enough intense action to keep the eyes of the audience as busy as their minds. The details of the plot are as diabolical as any in Hollywood history: after the pope’s death, a nefarious organization stashes an antimatter bomb somewhere in the Vatican, threatening to annihilate the conclave of cardinals who are meeting to elect the papal successor. To pass the time until the bomb will detonate, the enemy begins to torture and kill a few of the individual cardinals, but there is a pattern to the grotesque executions, involving hidden sculptural symbols and secret architectural clues. Unfortunately for the church, the man most capable of deciphering the code is the American "symbologist" Robert Langdon (Hanks), who happens to be an affirmed atheist. The script is filled with amazing details about the centuries-old conflict between the church and the Illuminati (whose members included Galileo, Michelangelo, and Bernini), which Hanks uncovers as he breathlessly races between various landmarks in Rome, always a step behind the sinister assassin. The secondary cast consists almost entirely of European actors, including Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgaard, and Armin Mueller-Stahl, who betray so little emotion that it is impossible to tell who is a part of the conspiracy until long after the explosive climax. [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgaard

Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgaard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nicolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Director: Ron Howard

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: David Koepp, Akiva Goldsman
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, John Calley
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Nov 24, 2009

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doesn't provide any coherent vision of the world

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
12/15/09
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

It appears that Ron Howard knew that he had to change the way everything was done in the previous film, and sending Tom Hanks to the barber was a very good start.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
11/25/09
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
CinemaBlend.com

Angels & Demons struggles to maintain momentum as Langdon hurtles around Rome.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

Glum adaptation

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/25/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

If 'the edge of your seat' is the place where you don't have to think, then Angels & Demons, I'm delighted and surprised to say, will take you there.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment 2 Comments
08/11/09
Jordan Hoffman
Jordan Hoffman
UGO

It [has] the sort of exposition that gives exposition a bad name.

Full Review Source: Brand X | comment Comment
07/30/09
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Brand X

Is mediocrity a sin? If it is, then Ron Howard and Tom Hanks should start the novenas now, because they're going to catch holy heck the next time they go to confession.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment 2 Comments
07/27/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

"Angels & Demons" earns its wings as an intelligent action movie.

Full Review Source: Cinemaclips.com | comment 1 Comment
06/14/09
Roger Tennis
Roger Tennis
Cinemaclips.com

Why are quality pros like Howard and Hanks involved in this enterprise? Do they need the money? Angels and Demons is sure to make plenty. But their artistic souls will do hard time in purgatory for it.

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment 5 Comments
06/13/09
Jonathan F. Richards
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
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...too long and ponderous for its own good, but Howard and Co. gloss over or eliminate most of the more outlandish howlers in Brown's preposterous story.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
06/12/09
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

There is little in the way of excitement. There is, however, plenty of ponderous hemming and hawing about the role of the Vatican in a forward-thinking society, and a host of supporting players whose intentions remain murky until the big revelation.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
06/11/09
Rossiter Drake
Rossiter Drake
San Francisco Examiner

Call it the 'National Treasure' for adults: harmless, but engaging fun that even Catholics shouldn't get too worked up about.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
06/10/09
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

It's easy to think of Ron Howard's new effort Angels & Demons as more of an apology than a movie.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/07/09
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com

It's enjoyable, toothless, and a disposable smartypants hero movie. These are rare enough that they deserve attention.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
05/31/09
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

At one point Hanks can be glimpsed gasping for air, mid-endless-sentence. Has there ever been a flatter movie character played by a more innately likable star?

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
05/29/09
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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one wonders how much more engrossing its nick-of-time shenanigans would have been had we cared for the central character ... or even found him remotely interesting

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment 1 Comment
05/29/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Without a doubt, one of the worst movie franchises going right now. This is tedious Catholic torture porn!

Full Review Source: Tucson Weekly | comment 4 Comments
05/26/09
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Tucson Weekly

Far too long, much too dumb.

Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment Comment
05/25/09
Charles Koplinski
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times

A mess of a thriller without a single audience-engaging puzzle in sight.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
05/25/09
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Langdon ... comes off as a stuffy, self-important egghead with no sense of humor. He's no Indiana Jones.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
05/23/09
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net
 
 
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