Summer Movie Openings - 5/15/09

Angels and Demons

The adventures of Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) continue. The Da Vinci Code didn’t really come together as a film, despite some interesting subject matter and clever plotting. Hopefully director Ron Howard will have better luck with his first sequel. Ewan McGregor co-stars. Too bad they couldn’t work Audrey Tautou into this one.



Brothers Bloom

I love Brick, Rian Johnson’s first film, with its strong, over the top dialogue and well-framed images. Now Johnson gets a bigger budget and a bigger cast (Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi). The quirky characters and con game plot look great in the trailer, but Brody’s presence is a red flag. Still, it is a director’s medium. We’ll see.


Management

A romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn. Woody Harrelson and Fred Ward co-star. I got nothing.