A couple of years back there was a huge controversy regarding the movie "the DiVinci Code." Many devout church goes felt it was sacrilegious. The older folks were most concerned that movies would think that the story was real. There is no chance that this story is real.
In the sequel.. well sort of.. to "the DiVinci Code" Tom Hanks plays a professor that has tried to get the Vatican to open their archives. The Vatican is reluctant to do that. A series of serious events in the middle of a pope succession brings Hank's character back into the picture trying to rescue the lives of potential popes from the hands of a terrorist group of people who have infiltrated the Vatican governance.
The acting is above average for this kind of movie. The scriptwriting is spot on. The editing is traditional.. which I like. There are no hand held camera chase scenes to build intimacy or sense of urgency.
Its a huge budget "who done it". In many ways it could be compared in tone and plot development to the Mission Impossible movies.
Viewers need to be cautioned that there is some gore and a pretty disgusting scene with some small furry animals. These were not long but had a distinctive CSI feel to them.
The critics have pretty well panned it. I think it was a pretty good movie. It will take some head scratching in the end to figure out that there were actually two groups that were villians.
The cinematography is wonderful. Rome is Rome and it will bring back memories with its sequences.
Overall its a movie that should be seen this summer. It will definitely play better on the big screen than in netflicks. So.. go see in the theater!
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