Great show for the parents and kids together

Rating: Null/10 (28 November 2004)

Coleridge once said that anyone going to the theater must engage in the suspension of disbelief in order to enjoy a performance. National Treasure is an excellent family movie for all to see as it is suspenseful, beautifully shot, and with a plot similar to the DaVinci Code. Indeed, certain weak plot elements do call for the suspension of disbelief, but while this film may not rise to the level set by the Indiana Jones trilogy ,it is nice to take children to a movie which is not gratuitously laced with video- game violence or prurient -interest sex. Nicolas Cage, as well as the others in the cast, comport themselves very well and as said earlier this movie was beautifully filmed. The early promotions for this movie, especially the trailers done months before the release date, made me want to see this movie desperately and I was not disappointed and neither were my sons. Again, while there may be flaws, the fact that it is number #1 at the box office this week may be an indication that Americans love to see movies that are entertaining, well-acted, and capable of allowing all in the family to tag along with mom and dad.