Entertaining little treasure hunt

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2004)

I'm not the kind of person that enjoys a movie because it's entertaining, I usually judge by plot, characters, etc. But this was just pure entertainment.
Truth be told, the beginning is a real bore. The first 20 minutes or so just aren't all that interesting. I went to a midnight screening, I was tired and just wanted to go home, but then my little sister wanted to see the movie. The beginning really didn't help, but during the declaration heist, the film really started to pick up.
The characters themselves aren't all that interesting. Sean Bean really wasn't anything other than 'the villain'. His role is cardboard, but Bean found a way to make him tolerable. But, given the material, the actors really worked the best with what they had. The results is quite pleasant. Cage and Keitel are personal favorites of mine so I always have high expectations for their roles, they didn't disappoint. Justin Bartha is really hard to describe, his character hilarious, and he did a great job as the comic relief, but he wasn't much more than that. I guess I just expected something more from this character.
I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but through out the whole film all I could think about was Pirates of the Caribbean. I know they're both Bruckheimer films, but there was just something about Treasure that was so similar it driving me nuts.
If you just want to go to the movies for a good time, Treasure's for you. But, if you're the kind of person that rips a movie apart piece by piece, than Treasure isn't for you. 7/10