Critic Reviews
48
Metascore
Mixed or Average
positive
10(28%)
mixed
23(64%)
negative
3(8%)
Showing 36 Critic Reviews
75
This kind of film requires us to be very forgiving, and if we are, it promises to entertain. Angels & Demons succeeds.
70
Plucking the same violent, occult strings as "Da Vinci" while avoiding its leadenness, Angels keeps the action coming for the best part of 139 minutes.
70
The movie includes some tony philosophizing about the conflict between science and faith, but it's mostly a beat-the-clock chase through Rome (nicely evoked in Salvatore Totino's lush cinematography).
70
As transparent as this device is, Angels has elemental satisfactions in its blend of movie genre that could appeal to wide segments of the audience.
67
The new movie is an opulent-bordering-on-hysterical mass of chitchat and chase scenes.
67
An OK action film, but only the humorless will find it heretical – or educational.
63
A far sight nimbler than its plodding predecessor, where the Holy Grail turns out to be a Holy Girl. The sequel is a little like CSI: Vatican City.
63
There are so many facts presented that many of them feel forced and trivial. We were also a little disappointed with the twist ending.
63
The movie can be enjoyed for the hell-raising hooey it is.
63
It's got enough going on to sustain five blockbuster thrillers. That is its blessing and its curse.
