This movie is based on the book Dan Brown wrote and published before the Da Vinci Code, though in the movie the action in the Da Vinci Code is assumed to precede Angels and Demons.
I had the same reaction that I usually have when I see movies having already read the book (e.g. Dune, Lord of the Rings), which is that the movie is much too short and loses a lot of the interesting texture. Some pretty large chunks from book are missing here, including the whole sub-plot about the news media and that involving Vetra's father.
This is medium grade Hollywood action fluff. Recommended if you are into that.
Whew.
8 years ago
