It's a big blueish green man... with a strange-looking goatee... I'm guessing that's significant...

Rating: 6/10 (10 January 2016)

For this being a Nicolas Cage movie then it actually surpassed my expectations and hopes by quite a lot. It turned out to be a rather entertaining movie both in storyline and in terms of acting. And yes, even Nicolas Cage, with his one and single facial expression, managed to impress in this 2004 adventure movie.
"National Treasure" is about the Gates family who has been chasing after the fabled Knights Templar treasure for generations, but the entire scientific and historical society see the family as dreamers and don't take them too seriously. And when Benjamin Franklin Gates (played by Nicolas Cage) finds the first and all-important clue aboard a ship thought to be lost, then a wild adventure across America takes place. Gates is chasing one clue after another, while his former colleague Ian (played by Sean Bean) is hot on his tail.
The story is entertaining and does take the audience along on a wild ride in search for the clues that lead to the Knights Templar's fabled treasure. And director Jon Turteltaub managed to put it together quite nicely, and the end result is a very entertaining and fulfilling movie.
There was some nice names on the cast list, which includes Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel and Christopher Plummer.
The action scenes in the movie were nicely filmed and executed and it feels like the audience is right there alongside Gates as he chases after the treasure.
"National Treasure" is actually one of the better and brighter moments in Nicolas Cage's track history of movie performances.