The cradle of Da Vinci, Medici, and Auditore!
Indeed, Hanks and Howard team again for their critically dubious but financially compelling Dan Brown series.
So its Firenze or bust, little bambinos.
Yet, they still somehow manage to do both in their most underdeveloped and undercooked potboiler to date.
But hey, its still more fun in a trashy sort of way thanThe Da Vinci Code.
WhenInfernobegins, Tom Hanks Robert Langdon is already in the thick of it.
Luckily, unlike previous pseudo-romantic sidekicks, Sienna is just as sharp as Robert.
The thing aboutInfernois that despite its fiery title, there is a general malaise about the whole endeavor.
Hanks is properly affable as Langdon.
Howard, however, is fatally asleep at the wheel for this Renaissance road trip.
The only few who appear to be engaged at all in this project are the films newcomers.
Felicity Jones is quite effective as Sienna, the first Langdon sidekick who more than keeps up with him.
A better story likely could have found a smarter use for her.
For the filmmakers, it probably was a lot of fun.
But for us, all we got was this lousy movie.
Rating:
2 out of 5
