Angels & Demons isn't the complete shambles a lot of people wanted it to be. But then that probably isn't the greatest endorsement either.
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Angels & Demons (2009)
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Reviews Counted:237
Fresh:84
Rotten:153
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.
Theatrical Release: May 15, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $133.4M
Synopsis: The story of Langdon's brush with a shadowy secret society, the Illuminati, and his frantic quest for the world's most powerful energy source, in the... [More]
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård
Director: Ron Howard
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REVIEWS FOR ANGELS & DEMONS
Buena historia policiaca, donde el tema religioso lejos de servir de polémica a la turba enardecida, es simplemente el pretexto perfecto para generar un dinámico thriller que no le pide nada a una aventura del 007.
Mar 11, 2010
doesn't provide any coherent vision of the world
Dec 15, 2009
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.
Nov 25, 2009
Angels & Demons struggles to maintain momentum as Langdon hurtles around Rome.
Aug 30, 2009
Glum adaptation
Aug 25, 2009
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.
Aug 11, 2009
It [has] the sort of exposition that gives exposition a bad name.
Jul 30, 2009
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.
Jul 27, 2009
"Angels & Demons" earns its wings as an intelligent action movie.
Jun 14, 2009
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.
Jun 13, 2009
Top Critic...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.
Jun 12, 2009
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.
Jun 11, 2009
Call it the 'National Treasure' for adults: harmless, but engaging fun that even Catholics shouldn't get too worked up about.
Jun 10, 2009
It's easy to think of Ron Howard's new effort Angels & Demons as more of an apology than a movie.
Jun 7, 2009
It's enjoyable, toothless, and a disposable smartypants hero movie. These are rare enough that they deserve attention.
May 31, 2009
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?
May 29, 2009
Top Criticone 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
May 29, 2009
Without a doubt, one of the worst movie franchises going right now. This is tedious Catholic torture porn!
May 26, 2009
Far too long, much too dumb.
May 25, 2009
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