Just don't think too hard about it

Rating: 8/10 (7 March 2009)

Haven't seen national treasure? Just think "Indiana Jones" and "Mission impossible" (what?) combined. Just don't try to think too deeply about many of the lack of security and many impossibilities of the film, and it's a surprisingly enjoyable movie.
Ben Gates (Nicholas Cage) moonlights as a treasure hunter obsessed with searching for a treasure that his family hid centuries ago. His journey takes him to the arctic, where he and his assistant Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) are betrayed by a fellow treasure hunter after an argument after discovering that a valuable map is written on the back of the declaration of independence and must steal the document for the next clue. The pair decide that in order to stop the declaration from falling into the wrong hands, they must steal it themselves. Joining them in their journey are Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger), the head of document preservation who is forced to join along, Patrick Gates (Jon Voight), Ben's enstranged father and Agent Saduzky (Harvey Keitel) who dogs the group for most of the film.
THe movie is crammed with hidden clues, jokes and humour (thank god the declaration is bulletproof). I didn't really think much of it when I bought the DVD but it's a pretty good thrillride that takes you from one place to another, and you don't need to do much thinking along the way. In fact, don't.
I recommend this movie to anyone of any age, as long as they don't try actually doing anything that these fellas do, because in real life, you'd just get arrested.