tom hank return a dan brown symbologist robert langdon in his first adventure angel and demon and which hollywood decide to make after the da vinci code and give the latter more controversial subject strike a raw nerve on the faith itself . the catholic church be up in arm over the first film and but seemingly nonchalant about this one . and it not hard to see why and consider ron howard have opt to do a flat out action piece that serve a a great tourism video of rome and vatican city and and would probably boost visitor number give the many beautiful on location scene and save for st peter square and basilica which be a scaled model use . so i guess with the bulk of the budget go toward the set and the ensemble cast have to be correspondingly scale down . ayelet zurer try to step into the female void leave by audrey tautou and but give tautou character then have a lot more stake in the film and zurer scientist vittoria have a lot less to do other than just wait in the wing to change some battery on a canister fill with anti matter . in the book she the fodder of course for langdon to converse his vast knowledge of the vatican and the illuminati and the great feud between the two and but here she neither love interest and nor his intellectual equal . ewan mcgregor on the other hand and chew up each scene he in a camerlengo patrick mckenna and who be temporarily take care of the papal office while the other prominent cardinal be in the sistine chapel to elect a new pope . and he play patrick with that glint in the eye and with nuance enough to let you know there more than meet the eye . there no surprise here for reader of the novel and but mcgregor performance here be one of the highlight of the film a hank play well and tom hank . the book itself be rich with arguably accurate content a always and and have a lot more plot point on science versus religion and and a wealth of information that dan brown researched and link together in an engaging fictional piece of work . while read the book some year ago and i think that should a film be make of it and it easy to lapse and dwell more on the set action piece . sadly and that what this ron howard film do and with a pace that doesn not allow a temporary breather . unlike the first film where you have the character sit down for some discussion time over a cup of tea and this one move thing along so quickly and it like read the book all over again and page after page be skip just to get to the thick of the action . catholic reviewer have call angel and demon harmless and because i guess it do not dwell on it many controversy and unlike the da vinci code which strike a raw nerve at the centre of the faith . and if anything and this film serve a a great tourism promotional video with a nice showcase of the many prominent touristy landmark that would entice many around the world to go pay a visit . naturally certain area like the catacomb beneath st peter basilica and and the vatican archive remain out of bound and but the walk along the path of illumination and now that almost free . nothing new for those who have read the book other than to see it come alive and but for those who haven not and this film may just compel you to pick up dan brown novel just to read a bit more about the significance about the landmark and and character such a galileo and michelangelo and bernini who be intricately link to the plot and but much left unsaid . satisfy pop corn entertainment leave you with nothing spectacular .