Short Attention Span Review: "Angels & Demons"

I found The Da Vinci Code dull and predictable and, at times, utterly ludicrous.

The sequel's still fairly predictable, but it's not dull. The dialogue seemed pretty easy to memorize most of the time: "ROBERT, HERE!" "ROBERT!" "HERE!" Occasional monologues provided exposition along the way.

Hanks does a good job with the material, which involves a mystery surrounding a Pope's death and the murder of a priest/scientist over a container of antimatter. The movie then turns into a sort of "24" meets "Foul Play." No Manilow tunes, however.

Ewan McGregor deserves special recognition for his portrayal of an earnest young priest with surprising ambitions.