I found this movie to be better than it's predecessor. Of course, I found the same with the Dan Brown book. I believe that Tom Hanks was better in this than the Da Vinci Code. Once again Ron Howard had me hanging on the edge of my seat. Although it's been a number of years since I read the book, the plot came flooding back as the movie unfolded. Being the religious sort I was neither offended or pleased with the Catholic storyline. It was a story told and my interpretation was on of a few hours to entertain. I certainly don't interpret anything from Hollywood as the gospel truth, just the magic of movies for their entertainment value. Ron Howard certainly gave me that!