It's not serious but it's fun.

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2014)

This is a film that doesn't try to be serious. It's just having fun. And I absolutely love it. Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) is a treasure hunter who is looking for the Templar treasure, which is the biggest treasure in the world. It was hidden by the founding fathers during the American Revolution to keep it from the British. He is working along with Ian Howe (Sean Bean) who is funding the expedition. While searching in the Artic they come across a ship named the Charlotte, which they believe has the treasure. They search for it and Ben finds an old pipe with a message on the scroll, which leads to the to conclusion that there is a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. When Howe proposes the idea of stealing the Declaration, Ben turns him down. As a result Howe leaves Ben and his friend Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) behind. Ben and Riley go to Washington DC to alert the FBI but they are dismissed. They then go to Doctor Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) to alert her. They are dismissed again so Ben decides to steal the Declaration to keep it from Howe and to find the treasure. He succeeds and along the way Abigail and Ben's father Patrick Gates (Jon Voight) get tagged along as well. Ben, Abigail, Riley, and Patrick eventually find the treasure, and Howe and his men are arrested for attempted murder and kidnapping. This isn't a really serious toned film, but it's just a lot of fun so if you get the chance give it a watch.