Wednesday, February 21, 2007

National Treasure (2004)

It usually is not a good sign when a movie that you thought was serious starts out the movie previews of:
Herbie Fully Loaded
Tarzan II (Cartoon)
the Pacifier

But I was pleasantly surprised at the lively adventure that had a nice romance brewing between Nicholas Cage and Diane Kruger. Unlike other romances that just push two unlike personalities together, this story showed how both characters had the same passions and grew from their mutual desires. The Nerd played by Justin Bartha lacked the normal convincing information library but was adequate for the part. The DVD also had some nice bonus material.

Blockbuster:
A man sets out to steal a lost fortune in order to save it in this adventure drama from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) is an archeologist who is from the eighth generation of a family who has shared an unusual quest. As Gates-family legend has it, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin hid a massive cache of gold during the waning days of the Revolutionary War and left clues as to its whereabouts in the original drafts of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. With no firm proof that it actually exists, Gates sets out to crack the code that will lead him to the fortune, which, as a member of the Gates clan, he is sworn to protect from wrongdoers. National Treasure also features Sean Bean, Harvey Keitel, Justin Bartha, and Jon Voight. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Rating: 4.0
Yes, pretty good.

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