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If the devil is in the details, there's a lot of wicked fun in Angels & Demons, the sequel (originally a prequel) to The Da Vinci Code. Director Ron Howard delivers edge-of-your-pew thrills all over the Vatican, the City of Rome, and the deepest, dankest catacombs. Tom Hanks is dependably watchable in his reprised role as Professor Robert Langdon, summoned urgently to Rome on a matter of utmost urgency--which happens to coincide with the death of the Pope, meaning the Vatican is teeming with cardinals and Rome is teeming with the faithful. A religious offshoot group, calling themselves the Illuminati, which protested the Catholic Church's prosecution of scientists 400 years ago, has resurfaced and is making extreme, and gruesome, terrorist demands. The film zooms around the city, as Langdon follows clues embedded in art, architecture, and the very bone structure of the Vatican. The cast is terrific, including Ewan McGregor, who is memorable as a young protégé of the late pontiff, and who seems to challenge the common wisdom of the Conclave just by being 40 years younger than his fellows when he lectures for church reform. Stellan Skarsgard is excellent as a gruff commander of the Swiss Guard, who may or may not have thrown in with the Illuminati. But the real star of the film is Rome, and its High Church gorgeousness, with lush cinematography by Salvatore Totino, who renders the real sky above the Vatican, in a cataclysmic event, with the detail and majesty of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. --A.T. Hurley
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Dan Brown Great,
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This review is from: Angels and Demons (DVD)
This is a great movie that will have you on the edge of your seat. The book and movie are spellbinding and closely related.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cheaper at Amazon.com,
By Mike (Sidney, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Angels and Demons (2-Disc Theatrical & Extended Edition) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The price delta between Amazon Canada and Amazon USA is extreme - particularly for Blu-Ray. I just purchased this movie as well as the latest Star Trek and Harry Potter Blu-Rays for substantial savings. Given our dollar is almost at par and given that the shipping/Customs issues are well-handled (the DVDs arrived quite quickly) it is well worth the extra shipping costs. I have saved a bundle. I would hope that the price differential comes down, as I would prefer to buy Canadian. But I'm not going to pass up significant savings.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something to think about,
By ANDY C.B. (Quebec) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Angels and Demons (DVD)
I bought this DVD as I don't get to the theater too often. I think it is a fantastic movie. Along with the Da Vinci Code, these two films make you wonder about all that is hidden from the public.Tom Hanks , well what more can I say, AMAZING.This is a film one has to watch many times to really understand the content. It is just GREAT.
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