Oh, Indy!

Rating: 6/10 (1 January 2008)

I suppose Nic Cage picked NT so he could say he made at least one movie his kids/grandkids can watch. This lighthearted INDIANA JONES-style adventure finds Cage and friends seeking a treasure spelled out on a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Sean Bean and his gang of cutthroats are also after the treasure. Hammy thespians Jon Voight and Harvey Keitel are on hand to lend Cage a hand as, respectively, Cage's unbelieving father and an FBI agent with a hidden agenda. The movie is wildly improbable, but then so was INDIANA JONES. And at least Cage doesn't wear a hat. NT is no better or worse than LARA CROFT or THE LIBRARIAN. If you manage to make it through to the end, there is a cute punchline.