Angels and Demons

First of all, this movie was much, much better than The Da Vinci Code!

(Plus, Tom Hanks looked way, way better, thank goodness!!)

I'd already read the book, multiple times in fact. And to be honest, i'd predicted a complete disaster out of this movie...

...i was expecting the usual altered storyline, minimized plots, an overall 'difficult to follow' movie (with reference to my experience watching The Da Vinci Code)

But, i was wrong.

Plot-wise, they made a few changes to the beginning (but nothing too dramatic), which I found acceptable, because they kept things 'in formula' with the book.

What i mean is, the basic idea of the story was followed: Guy gets mutilated...Robert Langdon gets called in...guy's adopted daughter wants revenge...the whole shebang...and the seemingly evil character is proven to be good.

And I really liked Ewan McGregor's role in this movie, as the Camerlengo. Just loved the guy. He was perfect for the character.
Except, he wasn't Italian in this one...either that, or they downplayed his Italian accent for the movie.

And then there's the Assassin (Nikolaj Lie Kaas). They didn't explain much of his role in the Illuminati group, due to time constraints i suppose. But his character was more...mellow...in the movie, which surprisingly, i liked.
He only killed the Cardinals because he was getting paid for it, he didn't take pleasure in the what he did...and he didn't prolong his victim's deaths...(this pissed me off initially, because i was looking forward to seeing the 'sadistic' bastard from the story, rather than a more 'human' one) .

Director Ron Howard (who also did The Da Vinci Code) 'cloaks' the entire movie in a dark, ominous atmosphere...and Hans Zimmer's score, rather obviously (but brilliantly) adds to the feeling of foreboding, throughout the entire story.

All in all, a good movie. Could do well with a little extra 'Tom Hanks ego' bits, haha. The guy was just made for his character!

And, try not to read the book before you watch the movie, trust me, you'll love it more that way.

The Trailer: