Angels And Demons A Decent Sequel With Some Flaws

Rating: 7/10 (19 January 2010)

Angels and Demons is a decent sequel with some flaws which I'll get into later from director Ron Howard whose admirable in making this movie based on a popular book by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks returns as symbolist Robert Langdon who finds himself in another race against time to save four kidnapped Cardinals and somehow prevent a terrorist attack against the Vatican by a legendary secret brotherhood thought to have been extinct known as the Illuminati. Hanks is good as always in the role of Langdon who would give Nicolas Cage's Benjamin Gates from National Treasure a run for his money decoding ancient scriptures. The rest of the cast including Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, and Armin Mueller-Stahl are good as the supporting characters. The film does have a fast pace but some flaws with character development, and a predictable twist near the end I sort of saw coming weighed it down a bit. I still thought the movie was decent though. The action is well executed but there are many moments when it's just go, go ,go, go, go, with not a whole lot of time in between to get to know the characters more. Overall with it obvious plot twist and other flaws aside Angels and Demons isn't that bad of a movie. It could've been better but if you're a fan of the Davinci Code than chances are you'll enjoy this one just as much. This film has action, drama, some suspense, and little humor with good performances by the cast especially Tom Hanks who makes this sequel worth watching at least once.