Well... So much for Angels And Demons

Rating: 5/10 (16 January 2010)

To start off with... I haven't read The Da Vinci Code nor Angels And Demons. This review is only made from watching the films. I'm what you might call: Not a reader. I prefer the visuals instead.
I remember when I first watched TDVC it was kind of long and boresome. After I got it on DVD and watched it a couple more times, it hooked me. Especially the scene with Hanks and McKellen discussing, over a cup of tea, how the gospels came to life. I very much like their argumentations for and against their validity into the Bible.
Sadly we don't see any kind of this in AAD. The movie is driven by the action quite a bit, and do not dwell at any time in longer discussions or something close to that.
TDVC have been watched a great many times, where as AAD will more be like a part of the DVD-collection. To be dusted off and watched occasionally Don't get me wrong though. The scale of the movie is grand. But it feels more like a tourist-attraction to come see the Vatican and Italy's churches rather than to tell a good story.
McGregor is almost always awesome in whatever role he plays. But he alone can't carry the weight of this much anticipated movie on his shoulders.
I do have to comment that 2 distinguished gentlemen from Denmark played a role in this movie too. Kaas as the assassin and Lindhardt as the Vatican police officer/keeper of the Vatican library (Note his awkward interpretation of the English language even though he's portrayed as a German, or something like that). Sorry... But he don't quite pull this off, though a great danish actor. Kaas on the other hand I liked very much in his role. If You haven't figured it out yet... Yeah I'm a dane too. lol
I like action very much. But to me, it's kind of misplaced here to a certain degree. When You know the story of TDVC and how it plays out, then AAD disappoints me because we don't dwell too much on any given thing in this movie.
A good work-out action-piece is my vote on this one. Would at any given time prefer to watch TDVC.