The New Indiana Jones

Rating: 8/10 (22 July 2005)

I guess I should start out by saying I was a little wary about watching this movie. After all...Nicolas Cage as a treasure hunter? The only movies I could remember seeing him in were Windtalkers, The Family Man, and Adaptation. If you have seen them, you know they're about the farthest thing from treasure hunting.
I believe this was a failed attempt at some sort of "New-Age" Indiana Jones movie. Come on people, nothing will ever measure up to Indiana Jones. Besides...Harrison Ford was just so much better looking than Nicolas Cage. This movie was pretty much non-stop action/clue deciphering, which does have Indiana Jones beat. Jones always had to have at least 5 minutes of romance in there, compared to this movie, with about a 15 second kiss, and the (maybe) 2 minute ending. I really liked how they threw in some comedy here and there too, which was something I don't recall happening in Indiana Jones.
Overall, if you're looking for an action movie with history clues in it, I would definitely recommend that you give this movie a try.