Rent Inferno (2016)

You don't need to see the first 2 films - Inferno review by DH

We enjoyed it for what it was. Tom Hanks rarely disappoints and this is a decent movie.

Plot twists are good but I agree with a previous reviewer who questioned the plastic bag. Watch to see what we mean.

Entertaining, but forgetable - Inferno review by CH

The third film based on the character of Robert Langdon from the Dan Brown novels, Inferno follows on from The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. Once again, Prof Langdon must race to solve a series of clues to unravel a mystery, this time pertaining to a deadly virus which threatens to wipe out most of humanity. However, Langdon (played by Tom Hanks) is handicapped by severe memory loss and is not sure who he can trust as he races to decipher the clues and to try and remember the last 48 hours.

Directed by Ron Howard (of Happy Days fame), Inferno breezes along at a fair old pace, with some fabulous scenery, interesting historical titbits, some unexpected plot twists and is a diverting couple of hours, if little more. There is some mild violence, moderate swearing (one F bomb) and some disturbing imagery relating to the impending viral outbreak Langdon is racing to prevent, so maybe not a film for younger children.

Tom saves the world - Inferno review by NC

strange one for Tom. Bit of action man, and saves mankind, all in one day......ish............not quite Capt Phillips, but ticks along

Disappointing, cliched and yet another average movie! - Inferno review by CS

I'm not familiar with the book, having never read any of Dan Brown's novels. But having seen the first two films which received strong acclaim and huge promotion and for good reason, was expecting something better than this from the third instalment! The films starts off messily and confused with lots of camera shake and I almost gave up within the first ten minutes, but after half an hour the film improves and become simply one long chase across Europe, although most of the action takes place in Italy! The script is poor and cliched, especially at the beginning and there's very little character development, so little that the actors themselves seem to struggle to offer any sense of string acting and Tom Hanks looks like he's literally sleepwalking through the plot! I hadn't seen any publicity for this film and now I know why, I'm assuming it didn't do too well upon release and can see why! An ok, European style thriller made by Americans, but not a spot on the first two!

Silly symbology adventure - Inferno review by Alphaville

This third adaptation of Dan Brown’s books about symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) starts well and goes downhill from there on. There’s a terrific prologue about the extinction of mankind due to overpopulation and an intriguing opening with Hanks in hospital, shot in the head, with no memory of what happened and with a hit woman breaking in to finish him off.

It develops into a prolonged chase around some European cities, with Hanks pursued by various bodies while he tries to decipher cryptic clues as to what’s happening. Felicity Jones is too lightweight to act as a foil as the girl on the run with him. It gets sillier as it progresses, with some preposterous plot intricacies leading to an overblown climactic set-piece that descends into pure comedy.

It nevertheless remains watchable, if not always for the intended reasons. Director Ron Howard can always be relied on to deliver a solid production, the locations look good and Hans Zimmer contributes one of his less bombastic scores. It’s a shame it’s all so ridiculous.