so first thing first . angel and demon be a much good and very different film than the da vinci code . follow the recent slew of comic book movie and remake and questionable resurrection of aged franchise . it be refresh to watch a very solid and entertaining film that be devoid of shaky cam film technique and lens flare and excessive gci and over the top action sequence . in this respect angel and demon almost feel old fashion . it offer a good and consider debate on the age old subject of religion v science and offer an insight in to the parallel between the grand house of god in rome ( beautifully shoot by the way ) and the temple of modern science that be cern large hadron collider facility . hank be hank pretend to be the smart guy and he fit the role much well second time around than his wooden performance in da vinci . good support be offer by a rock solid cast and with a particular highlight be armin mueller stahl stoic cardinal . but the film main save grace be it pace . for the entire running time i be totally engross in the story and the film never really give me time to sit and pick apart it fault in logic . my only serious criticism be that some of the science depict be at best debatable regard real world authenticity . but that be not the fault of the film maker and rather an observation of the old adage that you should never let the truth get in the way of a good story . speaking of which the story be a cracker and mixing adventure and a race against time with a good sprinkling of intelligence and a nice twist or two along the way . overall i would highly recommend this to fan of either of the national treasure movie ( which this clearly mimic but with a much more serious vibe ) and fan of rip adventure tale in general .