Inferno is the reason the Robert Langdon franchise flamed out. The relative success of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons weren’t enough to warrant a trilogy. Inferno is actually the fourth Robert Langdon novel by author Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol is the third novel, but it was cancelled and later adapted into a TV series. Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, and Hans Zimmer were still committed to the franchise, but Angels & Demons co-writer David Koepp took over from Akiva Goldsman. There’s been a noticeable drop in quality since it took 7 years for a sequel to get made. I have no memory of Inferno being released, but that’s appropriate since Langdon now has amnesia. Not that it matters since the events of previous films are rarely mentioned.
Inferno is the least offensive installment, but it has become very formulaic. There’s an on the run religious mystery spanning 24 hours in a European city where symbologist Robert Langdon is joined by a lovely female companion. Felicity Jones is Dr. Sienna Brooks who treats his injury and joins him in stopping a plague. Although he’s already dead, Ben Foster is delusional transhumanist Bertrand Zobrist who planned to unleash the “Inferno” virus on the world in order to decrease overpopulation. Now the clues involve Dante’s Inferno, the Map of Hell, and his death mask. They hastily travel around Florence, Italy pursued by another assassin.
Model Ana Ularu is Vayentha who works for the same organization Zobrist was involved with. Irrfan Khan is the shady head of The Consortium called “The Provost” who gives the orders. Omar Sy is the head of SRS who has equally unclear motivations. Sidse Babett Knudsen is the head of the World Heath Organization who also feels like a potential threat, but she’s the closest thing Langdon has to a love interest. SPOILER ALERT! After 3 movies, I should’ve figured Sienna would be the twist villain. She’s just as crazy as Zobrist and intends to unleash the virus in Istanbul. As always, several characters die and the crisis is averted within a day. Inferno may be the shortest entry, but getting through it feels like a chore.
Robert Langdon and Dr. Sienna Brooks examine Dante’s death mask
Preceded by: Angels & Demons
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My parents chose the book over the film version this go around, for some reason the story made more sense in literary form than on screen via film stock. Brown the writer can spin a good yarn and work the twists in nice, I will give him that, and how he weaves it all together is very skillful.
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On its own I might agree.
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