Engaging, Excellent, and True to the book

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2006)

After reading reviews, I went to see the movie with a salt shaker... and came out wondering how the reviewers could be so blind. Ron Howard did a careful weaving of reality, recall, imagination and history which made it engaging and very satisfying. Having read the book, as well as Angels and Demons prior to seeing the movie, I was prepared to be disappointed in the adaptation to film. Instead, I was pleased at how well the important details of the epic were presented, and how well the boring details were reflected quickly. Impressive cinematography, as well as spot on casting for the rolls of Sophie and Silas. The only disappointment was the casting of the roll of Langdon (Tom Hanks), when the roll called for an older, more handsome man.