Plot: (from imdb.com) Harvard symbologist Robert
Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the
Vatican.
Review: Whenever you read a book and then watch the
film adaptation of it, it’s impossible not to make comparisons. In rare cases,
the movie is better then the book. However in most cases, the book is the
superior source. Unfortunately, that is the case here with Angels & Demons.
Right from the beginning, the movie makes some big changes that completely
alter the story. There are important characters that don’t exist and new ones
are inserted in. It’s all unsettling when you first watch it. Sometimes these
changes are necessary due to certain constraints that occur with films, but
they took it a little too far. Everything feels so rushed here. In the book,
Robert Langdon takes time to reflect and think deeply when he solves the
puzzles. Here they pop up instantly without much effort put into it.
Even
without comparing book and film, there are some other things that are really bad
in this film. Large parts of the movie feel real bad, almost Asylum bad. The
green screen effects are terribly noticeable, I can tell that they are not
actually in some of the locations. Luckily near the end they start going to
actual locations but it’s too little too late. Read the book instead, it’s much
better.
Score: 5.5/10
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