‘Angels and Demons’ Unreal from Top to Bottom
by Kathryn Jean Lopez
“Angels & Demons” upset me.
But not for the reason you may think.
The new movie, based on the Dan Brown book of the same title, is, of course, full of nonsense. But most of it I expected.
The boots, I didn’t.
I know that the Vatican didn’t grant Ron Howard and his team all of the access they wanted. But after seeing the movie, I wonder if anyone having to do with the film even went to Rome. Or, more specifically, if any women associated with the movie went to Rome.
I was in Rome last year with a group of women. Our group was lead by a priest you’d love to walk you through life. But there was one issue he couldn’t fully appreciate: Shoes.
When we got latched onto a real expert on this front, we asked the important question: How do you do it? These streets are not made for walking in heels.
“You don’t wear heels,” she replied.
This is unheard of for the 5′4” among us.
And so the most ridiculous aspect of the new movie “Angels & Demons” for any woman who has tried looking taller on the streets of is watching actress Ayelet Zurer walking and running through the streets of the Eternal City wearing stiletto boots. In reality, the heels on those boots would be destroyed before she could hit her second church, and that’s saying something in a city full of them.
I’m no expert, but I have tried and failed. Heck, I wrecked shoes in Georgetown this weekend and running the “Exorcist” stairs to the cobblestone on M Street is no comparison to the damage Rome will do to Jimmy Choos – well, or Nine West.
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What? Are you kidding? I thought five foot three, 98 pound women in high heels and tight leather pants could climb walls, jump twenty feet straight up into the air and kick the crud out of muscular, uber-trained military men?
Are you saying that Hollywood has misled me again?
You know what I miss, Roller Coasters, I haven't seen one of those since I've been back. Do they even make them anymore? And if not, then why the heck not??
If anyone doubts Hanks' acting ability the picture used at the top of this article should put all those thoughts firmly to rest. I mean look at that intensity! I challenge anyone to find an actor who does a "Did I leave the coffeepot on in the hotel room before I left?" look better than that one right there.
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