100% lived up to expectations

Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2009)

Angels and Demons is one of my favorite books, so naturally I expected quite a lot from this film, and it totally lived up to my expectations. The thrill of watching this movie is not one that I often feel when watching movies. I would definitely say that this is in the top 5 movies I have ever watched.
Angels and Demons is basically about a Havard religious symbologist, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) who is trying to help save the Vatican from an old enemy (The Illuminati) who is going to blow the Vatican up (with Anti-Matter) at midnight on the night of conclave and kill 4 Cardinals. He teams up with Vittoria Vetra and some Swiss Guard members, and tries to follow the ancient Path of Illumination which is where the murders of the 4 preferiti Cardinals is going to take place. At the same time he is trying to figure out where the anti-matter canister is and save the Catholic Church.
The movie varies from the book a bit (like Kohler and Rocher don't appear, but the character "Richter" is basically a combination of the two of them), but the basic plot is the same.
I truly enjoyed watching this movie and I am definitely going to get the DVD when it comes out. I totally recommend anyone to watch this movie.