Reminds me of Indiana Jones (sort of)

Rating: 7/10 (7 January 2005)

This movie has the flavor of Indiana Jones without the "edge of your seat" writing style. Nicholas Cage gives an awesome performance. Some cheesy sections in the movie, especially the brick from the clock tower. If the brick was found at a certain time of day how did they know the time of year. A shadow will be cast differently at the same time of day based on the time of year. This was a weakness of the script. Another problem I have is with the Archive Woman. I have meet several people in the archive business and not one would allow anything to touch the Declaration of Independence. Overall I was able to overlook these problems and enjoy the movie. Mainly because the acting was excellent and the puzzle solving was pretty cool.