A very entertaining movie with a brilliant plot

Rating: 7/10 (2 August 2009)

I thought Angels and Demons was a very entertaining movie. I would definitely choose Angels and Demons above the Da Vinci Code, but that's personal because I simply like the story better. I love how the story takes you though Rome and an ancient path.
The movie was shot beautifully. With lots of great images, I found it thrilling though I already read the book before so I knew the outcome.
About that, I was disappointed with a few cutbacks of characters who I loved in the book - but for the movies sake: it didn't really matter! Though the plot has changed a bit, there's been some juggling with characters and some plot lines have been cut out - the movie does catches the books vibe and makes a wonderful, easy in following, story.
And definitely, you can doubt the camerlengo's plan but you need to reconsider that the camerlengo didn't thought of an outcome of his plan: he thought he was doing a good thing - despite the cruelty of which he was aware of. The outcome of everything could've different for his sake, his only goal was to make the catholicism stronger.
This movie I can definitely recommend watching, if only for the exciting vibe the movie is drenched in - after all, the vatican is kind of fascinating and the movie gives you images to places you'll never be. (Whether the images are correct or made up by the art department - considering they were not allowed filming in the vatican itself, obviously) And when you haven't read the book you'll definitely find the outcome surprising and afterwards it'll make you feel blown away!