In present day Manhattan, four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights emerge from Central Park and ride up the Fifth Avenue steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the black-tie opening of a "Treasures of the Vatican" exhibit. Storming through the crowds, the horsemen brutally attack anyone standing between them and their prize. Attending the gala, archaeologist Tess Chaykin watches in silent terror as the leader of the horsemen hones in on one piece in particular, a strange geared device. He utters a few cryptic Latin words as he takes hold of it with reverence before leading the horsemen out and disappearing into the night.
Do we really have to go through all this again? Once was way more than enough, IMHO. (And I say that with some authority, having, like an idiot, rented the movie a couple of nights ago. Look, I like Ron Howard's work and I like Tom Hanks, OK? So sue me. But this one is a lot to suffer through.)
Evil Russian spies are back in style. If we have to go through something again, why not that? Why not anything except the Knights Templar. One bunch of those guys is enough.
And yeah, we all know what the strange geared device is, don't we? Without even opening the book.
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