a BAD movie that relies solely on religious controversy to sell tickets...Don't waste your money.

Rating: Null/10 (11 June 2009)

Basing a film on pseudo-historical claims can be a good idea but it's too bad that isn't the case for this awful, awful movie. What the heck were they thinking after Da Vinci Code? This movie may be less controversial but it certainly is just as bad in movie terms. Forget religion, it's just a bad movie. Worse, a bad movie that relies solely on religious controversy to sell tickets means there's no pressure on a studio to make a coherent film. They sure didn't here, it's not smart, not interesting and it certainly isn't any fun. Don't waste your money.
Ron Howard really is at it again. He gave us the biggest film-making "FU" to the viewing public of all time with the Da Vinci Code. ("Sure, it's bad fiction but I love to rile up them there Catholics.") This new "FU" aside, all Ron Howard proves is that when he tries to craft a thriller, all he can produce is turgid mediocrity. As a film, Angels and Demons is a sad endeavor to say the least.