Angels & Demons 天使與魔鬼

Also, Ewan McGregor – Obi-wan Kenobi himself – plays the brave young priest who runs the Vatican between the time of the pope's death and the election of his successor, against a backdrop of tension during the conclave – the misdirection seems heavy-handed.

Meanwhile, Langdon gets help along the way from Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), an Italian scientist who worked at the lab where "The God Particle" was stolen for the planned attack.

Never mind that the sexy and mysterious Vittoria is not so sure about her ability to deactivate the device; never mind that the time frame is impossible — they must dash across the historic city at night, ahead in time to stop each killing; here's the best part: The bomb is a container of anti-matter.

Wherein the film and book suggest that anti-matter could be produced in useful and practical quantities as a limitless source of power, CERN's scientists have long pointed out that anti-matter cannot be used as an energy source because creating it takes more energy than it produces.

So it's time for the unavoidable comparisons of "Angels & Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code." While the former has a more suspenseful storyline with the anti-matter bomb and the race to prevent the destruction of Vatican City — both share a hired assassin, a tough and beautiful woman as Langdon's sidekick and mysteries that require extensive knowledge of art history, religious symbology and secret societies – the latter had a more innovative and complex story line regarding the "Holy Grail."

Besides, turning the Illuminati into ruthless terrorists after they obtained "The God Particle" is equal to make the cause precede the effect. Why aim at destroying the Catholic church if you already proved that men can emulate God through science?

Anyway, Robert Langdon is a protagonist that you can't dislike in the sequel, although "Angels and Demons" takes longer to get going, with new puzzles taking longer to solve and too much character background given for too many characters.

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