Ashley Zukerman also does an impressive job of updating the Robert Langdon character with a portrayal more grounding and likeable than Tom Hanks ever managed. The juxtaposition of the sardonic and overly competent security guard, Nunez (played by Rick Gonzalez), to the other Mensa member leads is an especially welcome bright spot. One noticeable improvement on Dan Brown adaptations of the past is the inclusion of more robust characters of color into a previously overwhelmingly white franchise. Conversely, you'll want to move on if you find the overabundance of unending twists, non-stop peril, and protagonists who always seem to figure out the puzzle at the last possible second to be tiring. If that's your cup of tea, you'll eat up Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. relentless iconography and historical references, a healthy dose of danger, and some seriously ominous bad guys) - this series delivers on that promise. By now we all know what to expect from Dan Brown offerings (i.e.
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