While the cardinals all surrender their electronic gadgets before entering the conclave, everyone outside of the church seems to be equally hobbled when it comes to using their cell phones to call for backup. With the help of scientist Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer) and Commander Richter (Stellan Skarsgård) of the Swiss Guard, the symbolist begins a feverish hunt for clues.įor a film promoting the usefulness of science, deduction and modern technology, the script still contains an unreasonable amount of gaping plot lines. Resurfacing from seeming oblivion, the group has kidnapped the four top papal prospects and is threatening to kill one every hour before detonating a bomb in the Holy City.Īs Cardinal Strauss (Armin Mueller-Stahl) prepares to move ahead with the conclave, Inspector Olivetti (Pierfrancesco Favino) of the Roman police hopes Langdon can decipher the code pointing to the locations where the premeditated murders will occur and the explosive device is hidden. However, the religious leaders have received an ominous threat from the Illuminati, a secret society whose members were once sought out and killed by the ancient church. Angels & Demons, set up as a sequel to the controversial film The DaVinci Code(even though the books are written in the reverse order), is sure to spark a storm of discussion among religious sects and fans of author Dan Brown.įollowing the death of the Pope, Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to Vatican City, which is a surprise considering his last run in with the clergy.
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