Langdon retrieves a key from the dying Richter's hand. He, and Archbishop Simeon, an alleged conspirator, are killed. They find Richter hovering over a branded McKenna. Langdon and Vittoria find a secret passageway leading to the Vatican, warning the Swiss Guard of McKenna's fate. Guided to a car by his unseen contractor, the assassin dies when the vehicle explodes upon ignition. The assassin (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) escapes, claiming his contractors are 'men of God'. Langdon and Vittoria find the assassin's lair, discovering five brands, the last meant for McKenna. Langdon, Vittoria, and the police storm Castel Sant'Angelo. Silvano's journals, thus convincing Vittoria that he is a conspirator. Langdon and civilians intervene, rescuing Baggia, who tells Langdon the preferiti were held in Castel Sant'Angelo. The assassin appears, killing Olivetti and Vincenzi, before escaping to drown Cardinal Baggia (Marco Fiorini) in the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Langdon, Olivetti, and Vincenzi eventually identify the Santa Maria della Vittoria as the altar of fire, finding Cardinal Guidera burning to death, branded with “Fire”. Vittoria suspects the Pope was actually murdered via overdose, she and McKenna confirming this by secretly inspecting his body. Peter's Square, his lungs punctured and branded with 'Air'. The second, Cardinal Lamassé, is murdered in St. They find Cardinal Ebner dead, having suffocated on a mouthful of dirt and branded with the ambigrammatic word 'Earth'. He and Vittoria examine Galileo Galilei's banned book, following clues to the Chigi Chapel, accompanied by Ernesto Olivetti (Pierfrancesco Favino) and Claudio Vincenzi (David Pasquesi) of the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City. McKenna gives Langdon access to the Vatican Secret Archives to research the altars, against the wishes of Commander Richter (Stellan Skarsgård), head of the Swiss Guard. He deduces that the four cardinals will be murdered on the four altars of the 'Path of Illumination', in locations relevant to the classical elements. He sends the Vatican a warning, claiming he will murder each of the cardinals from 8pm to midnight, when the stolen antimatter will explode and destroy the city, hidden somewhere within.Īmerican symbologist Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is brought to the Vatican to help. Four of the 'preferiti', the favoured candidates to be Pope, are kidnapped by a man claiming to represent the Illuminati. Father Patrick McKenna (Ewan McGregor), the Camerlengo, takes control of the Vatican. The Roman Catholic Church mourn the sudden death of Pope Pius XVI, and prepare for the papal conclave to elect his successor in Vatican City. Silvano is murdered, and one of the canisters is stolen. Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer) create three canisters of antimatter. A sequel, titled Inferno, was released on October 28, 2016.Īt CERN, Father Silvano and Dr. The film grossed $485 million worldwide and received generally mixed reviews from critics. Producer Brian Grazer, composer Hans Zimmer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also return, with David Koepp coming on board to help the latter. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon. Filming took place in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The novel was published first and The Da Vinci Code novel followed it. It is the sequel to the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code, also directed by Howard, and the second installment in the Robert Langdon film series. See all reviews (29) >Īngels & Demons is a 2009 American mysterythriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp, based on Dan Brown's novel of the same title. Muslims believe that a substitute was crucified in his place. The idea that Jesus wasn't crucified isn't new. It was a really good movie, but I wish there had been time to follow the book more closely.Īs usual, the book was better. If you're not already into the history of it, watch the movie, then do your homework. Well worth the download and highly recommended.Ī+ Entertaining and intriguing 15 April 2016Įntertaining for the average watcher and intriguing for the reader of such historical and theological topics as frame the plot. Tom Hanks has always been one of my favorite actors and he does not disappoint. I have read the book and this movie was quite good. many twist and turns!Ī+ The Vinci Code Full Movie Very Entertaining Movie One of my all time favorite series of movies. It's still a good movie, especially Tom Hanks' character. If I had never read the book, I would have liked this movie more.
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