Not much of a treasure of a film

Rating: 7/10 (19 November 2004)

There have been many movies about treasure hunters and there is not much that you can work on in terms of the story. This movie certainly fits this description. Even though they added some elements to enhance it, I found the story mediocre. Once the premise was set at the start it's pretty much downhill from there. The ending also was too cheesy and was rather disappointing.
What I found quite laughable were the names of the leading characters. Names like Benjamin Franklin Gates and the supposedly German name Abigail Chase. Surely they could have thought of better and more original names than these.
In terms of the acting I think most of the cast did a good enough job. There were times that Kruger's acting was poor. Perhaps her relative inexperience is to blame. Also her accent was evident on some of the scenes which I thought didn't fit her character even thought the filmmakers tried to mask that with a thin excuse.
Didn't really think too much of them adding some humor in the form of Riley. There were times that his one liners were very amusing and at times a little annoying.
Not one of the best movies by a long shot but a good enough film if you want something light and perhaps something to relax you after a long week.