Angels & Demons (2009) Movie Reviews: True Story, Summary Showtimes and Trailer
June 2, 2009 by eMovie Talk
Filed under Hot Movie
The most popular movie these days is Angels & Demons (2009), more and more people are talking about it and watching it. So let’s discuss it too.
Wikipedia describes the movie Angels & Demons (2009) like this:
Angels & Demons is a 2009 American film adaptation of Dan Brown’s eponymous novel. It is the sequel to The Da Vinci Code, another Brown film adaptation, even though the novel Angels & Demons was published first and takes place before the novel The Da Vinci Code. Filming took place in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Tom Hanks reprises the lead role of Robert Langdon, while director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer, and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also returned.
Angels & Demons was first released on 15 May 2009 in USA, I watched it, and I have to say it is a very wonderful film this year, no wonder so many people are talking about it.
Movie Shortcut:
- Runtime: 2 mins 18 secs
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Theatrical Release:May 15, 2009 Wide
- Box Office: $104,913,439
The Story Summary:
When Robert Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati — the most powerful underground organization in history — he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization’s most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican’s only hope for survival. [via: Yahoo! Movies]
The movie started with the death of the Pope and is followed by the theft of a canister containing Anti-matter. From there, a Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon takes over. The story is well written by Dan Brown, which never lost the attention of the reader in its novel form. Akiva Goldsman did a fine job in adapting the story as a screenplay. There was enough of wit thrown in extremely fast paced story making sure that you will not get bored. This is why I said you should watch it.
This is a very exciting story, isn’t it? The story is from the Angels & Demons Novel. I like such movies, they are further than ordinary films. I mean, this kind of films are more meaningful, we can learn many things from them, this is why I love this film.
Cast:
- Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon, a Harvard University professor of symbology.
- Ayelet Zurer plays Vittoria Vetra, a CERN scientist whose antimatter experiment has been stolen by the Illuminati to be used as a bomb.
- Ewan McGregor plays the Camerlengo Patrick McKenna (Carlo Ventresca in the book).
- Stellan Skarsgård plays Commander Richter, head of the Swiss Guard.
- Pierfrancesco Favino plays Inspector Ernesto Olivetti of the Gendarme Corps of Vatican City State.
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas plays Mr. Gray, an assassin who believes he is working for the Illuminati.
- Armin Mueller-Stahl plays Cardinal Strauss, elector of the conclave.
- Thure Lindhardt plays Lieutenant Chartrand, officer of the Swiss Guard.
The first ones are my favorite stars, I love their film super much.
Angels and Demons Quotes:”Our church is at war. We are under attack from an old enemy. The Illuminati. They have struck us from within and threatening us all with destruction from their new god Science.”
It’s time to watch Angels and Demons Trailer.
Angels And Demons Movie Trailer
Angels and Demons Movie Review: Beyond The Trailer
Now let’s take a look at what others commented this movie.
Watcher Comments:
It’s enjoyable, toothless, and a disposable smartypants hero movie. These are rare enough that they deserve attention.
At one point Hanks can be glimpsed gasping for air, mid-endless-sentence. Has there ever been a flatter movie character played by a more innately likable star?
The chief problem is that the literary-historical elements of the story that so root it in detail are the same things that work against the film’s time-crunch structure, which doesn’t play convincingly.
At one point Langdon bellows, “I need a map showing all the churches in Rome!” which is a hilarious bit of dialogue because you might as well demand a map showing all the bars in Milwaukee. Then again, that would lead to a more entertaining movie
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