Inferno

Ron Howard diligently pushes grand shots even where the viewer wouldn't expect them, and strives to make us forget about how formulaic the whole series feels. The supporting characters unnecessarily dilute the attention, and Felicity Jones' lukewarm performance doesn't help either. But what's even sadder is that even after a long break from Angels and Demons, it's clear that the screenplay is just trying to pick out the better ingredients from that and from The Da Vinci Code without adding anything new. Despite Tom Hanks' still surprisingly vibrant performance, my score remains below average, and I remain confused by this mishmash until this day. (23/07/2018)

Cruelly ordinary, purely artisanal, middle-class Hollywood. The acting is just right – two or three big names and the rest are extras, some mystery, panoramas of famous cities in Italy, and here and there a hint of an action scene. Hanks is cool, but he will never make a dent in the world with Langdon. If this were a single film, it could be described as average, but considering it’s part of a trilogy, where all films are basically the same, it's a dud that doesn't take the material anywhere, in other words, it falls flat. (30/10/2016)

I was disappointed by it less than by the book, during which I just shook my head disbelievingly and yawned. The script improved the silly story a bit, but the main stupidity, unfortunately, remained - it can't be said that the film is bad because it has a brisk pace and at the end everything essentially works together (unless you think about it more than necessary), and both Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones are fine. Only Hans Zimmer didn't do anything extra this time and if I didn't know that the music was composed by him again, it wouldn't have occurred to me (compared to the perfect The Da Vinci Code and especially Angels and Demons). I think Ron Howard should have done The Lost Symbol... Or preferably film something completely different. (24/02/2019)

Tom Hanks returns as Robert Langdon, and Dan Brown shows that more than anything else, he excels at research. However, in Mr. Howard's rendition, it's all kind of the same, and in this case, I wasn't even interested in the mystery itself, which is usually the cornerstone of Brown's books. The horror moments and illusions are great, and Tom Hanks is again great, but that's about it. (17/10/2016)

It’s without a proper conspiracy subplot that would make news website readers' libidos harden, but with the futile plot of a nickel-and-dime thriller, with Howard making Langdon into Bourne and the viewer, even in the back row, an asshole who needs to see flashbacks 5-7 times. The exceptional stupidity is underlined by the fact that it takes itself seriously to the last symbol. If this were a lone wolf, not a member of a trilogy, I'd consider it decent sabotage from Howard. (13/10/2016)