Ewan McGregor, the Actor's Actor

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In Ron Howard's 2009 release Angels and Demons, McGregor plays the papal chamberlain (or Camerlengo, in Italian) Patrick McKenna, adapted from the character Carlo Ventresca in Dan Brown's book. Though the movie in general was not well received, critics took note of McGregor's "fierce" performance. Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers wrote, "in a movie in which most of the actors, led by Tom Hanks, hold back — McGregor lets it rip."