There is only a skeletal resemblance to the Dan Brown book. Characters are minimized or eliminated, relationships changed, text plot twists and revelations are non-existent. Brown should be livid about the changes of his work and the remains that are transferred to the screen. The sets are extraordinary - you cannot tell the interiors from the real deal in Rome. Hanks works as conflicted Langdon but Zurer was not given much opportunity to do anything except look pretty. MacGregor as Camerlengo and Skarsgard as Richter were the most believable.
I was disappointed with this Ron Howard film. I had high expectations but this presentation didn't even hit the mediocre meter.