“The Hurt Locker” is the true hero movie of the year.

“Angels & Demons” is a nonstop, conspiracy thriller with fast-moving camera work and action-packed scenes that, like most cinematic adaptations, fall short of Dan Brown’s original, rich plot in the book of the same name.

From their main headquarters, aka their two-bedroom apartment near the beaches of Santa Monica, two tech-minded friends ventured out to renovate the world as they sought fit. Having acquired the right artillery against the boundaries of boredom, ignorance and laziness, they used what they had learned from academia and decided to make a move.

Years before George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey or Tom Hanks, it was James “Jimmy” Stewart who was Hollywood’s suave and sophisticated all-American actor.