Holiday Cheese from Jerry Bruckheimer

Rating: 5/10 (17 November 2004)

Like most Jerry Bruckheimer productions, National Treasure is an exciting movie with a really bad script. The majority of the film's attempts at humor fall flat, and the plot doesn't stand up to much scrutiny. For every two good moments, there is one really awful one. See it at a bargain matinÃ©e, and you may be entertained.
One interesting note: there is not one single obscenity uttered in the entire film. Combine that with the lack of graphic violence, and you have an action/adventure film the whole family can see and enjoy. Just imagine how good this could have been if Pixar had produced it.
**1/2 (on a scale of zero to five).