before see the sneak preview today of angel and demon and i clear my mind of any uncertainty that might hold me back from enjoy it while the enormous amount of hatred towards dan brown and the fact that it be write by dan brown and and because dan brown name be slap on all of the poster . i go in with an open mind and and expect the worse and but instead what i get be a 2 and a half hour roman cat and mouse game with forrest gump and and that be by all mean good entertainment value . the movie hang loosely on the actual novel itself . harvard symbologist robert langdon ( hank ) jet off to rome after the pope sudden death and the re election through papal conclave . arrange all of this be the carmelengo and patrick mckenna ( mcgregor ) . however and he soon learn of a new threat and one that involve a secret brotherhood make it presence know and an anti matter time bomb that vatican city be now target with and the kidnapping of four cardinal . langdon and use his intellect ( and trust me and you will be hear a lot from it ) be give the task of find and rescue them use the mysterious path of illumination . aid him on the quest be cern scientist vittoria vetra ( zurer ) and who be also the co creator of the anti matter . the movie itself run at an uneven pace . one minute langdon and the swiss guard be speed to save a branded cardinal and the next minute he bore you with pointless information about every random object he pass and evidently slow the book much anticipate action or thriller sequence down . it make for an interesting read on paper and but on screen it can go either way . the character be decently write onto the big screen . ewan mcgregor do a convincing performance a the quiet but knowledgeable patrick mckenna and famous accent include . tom hank be slightly more agile and intellectually and physically and since his last performance in the mediocre da vinci code . stellen skarsgard play commander richter and the straight face leader of the swiss guard . unfortunately and neither his nor ayelet zurer performance be worthwhile one and and instead of play a part in the story and they be just kick aside a asset . however and angel and demon accomplishes what dvc could never while a thrill fast paced movie fill with satisfying explosion and beautiful recreation of st. peter square and basilica ( include many of the church ) and a pulsing bomb count down the midnight hour . ron howard do a decent job at direct this second langdon adventure and this time take in much criticism and almost completely exchange the boring dialogue for tense chase ( almost ) . while newcomer might call it a national treasure 3 with a much large threat and there be still enough contagious suspense or thriller eye candy and brilliant still shot of rome to breathe in . fan of the book might feel differently towards the movie drastic change and but consider the amount of blasphemy and inaccuracy it generate and a and d do exceedingly well at keep the viewer lock on to the screen this time rather than on their sleepy shoulder . a good book to movie adaption that will both appeal and entertain . 7 . 4/10 .