Good adventure/action flick.

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2006)

National Treasure tells the story of a man who has grown up believing he has descended from the Knights Templar, and he must find and protect an ancient treasure. When a member of his team goes bad and sets out to steal the treasure, the man must steal the map, which happens to be on the back of the Declaration of Independence, follow the clues, and find the treasure. This is a very fun popcorn movie with great action and a very interesting premise.
I love movies where there is some sort of mystery that needs to be solved. I loved the plot to this movie, where it is explained that clues as to where the treasure is buried are hidden in things we see every day, such as the one dollar bill. Every time a character discovers a clue, a smile is brought to my face because of how clever the plot is. The characters are interesting and watchable, mix that with the plot and there you have a fun movie. The Da Vinci Code has a similar premise (a man finds clues in something we see all the time), but don't kid yourself...This movie is far more entertaining than The Da Vinci Code. This isn't a perfect film, but it doesn't advertise itself to be. You know as soon as it starts that it's just going to be a fun action flick.
The acting is really good. I'm usually not a huge fan of Nicolas Cage, but he's good in this movie. The other actors that pop up are what make this really exciting, such as Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, and Christopher Plummer, and they all do great jobs.
Overall, this is a fun action movie for a night in, and it's better than The Da Vinci Code.
7/10