Friday movie reviews
Angels & Demons (Sony)
Daily Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Hollywood Reporter (Deborah Young)
Los Angeles Times (Betsy Sharkey)
New York Times (A.O. Scott)
And this L.A. Times analysis of potential box office:
There’s a lot less mystery surrounding “Angels and Demons” than “The Da Vinci Code.”
Pre-release tracking indicates that Sony Pictures’ second film based on a Dan Brown novel about symbologist Robert Langdon and a Catholic Church conspiracy will open between $55 million and $60 million.
That’s significantly less than the $77-million domestic launch of “The Da Vinci Code” on the same weekend three years ago. Given “Angels”’ higher budget — $150 million compared with $125 million — Sony must be doing a lot of praying.
Management (Sydney Kimmel Entertainment)
Hollywood Reporter (Peter Brunette)