By the title, I assumed that this was some kind of independent or special-niche film when I browsed this weekend's movies at the Rave theater. Only when Dona posted an entry about it did I realize that it was a sequel to the popular "Da Vinci Code" from years ago.
Tom Hanks is just about our favorite actor so we settled in for the 2-hour event knowing that our chances were good. We were pleasantly surprised.
It helped that the movie has, in a sense, five distinct parts due to tragic incidents scheduled to happen on each hour from 8 until 12. The good guys do their best to prevent Vatican City - and the election of the next pope - from destruction. And as one might expect in the world of shady secret societies, not everyone is on the side of the law that as it would originally appear.
It also seemed to me like this story line was less about sensational and controversial religious theories, like Mary Magdalene bearing the children of Jesus Christ. It was set within a Catholic event, but seemed in many ways just as secular as the National Treasure movies - villains trying to cause mayhem, heroes sifting through complex historical treasure maps against the clock to stop them.
It went by fast. Grab some nachos and an enormous bottled water, action fans, and watch this flick!
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