Angels & Demons

I'll say this. The significantly improved upon "The DaVinci Code." Hanks' hair is almost contained and more importantly there's a lot less talking about arcane historical trivia. There's less, but that's not to say there's not still too much. It's a LOT of talking. And people explaining things to people who already seem to know the things being explained to them. So it's just for our benefit that we understand the historical context of the boring and predictable plot. Like the book, the third act "twist" which reveals Ewan McGregor's villany is first seen from miles. There's virtually no coherence to the story as motivations shift arbitrarily merely to get us to the next "shocking" "reveal." It's preposterously bad and the acting is specifically terrible. Not a shock given the stilted, expository dialogue. Yes, it's better than the "DaVinci Code." But that's an awfully low bar.