Nicholas Cage in a PG movie?? Unreal!!

Rating: 7/10 (24 February 2006)

I found this movie to be rather good. It has real historical background, while the story itself being fiction.
***Spoilers ahead!!!***
Nicholas Cage plays Ben Gates. A man who, as a boy, learns of a treasure that the Founding Fathers had hidden from the British. The clues were on the back of the Declaration of Indepndence, which they somehow managed to steal. (The following sentence is a no-brainer.) They didn't really use the real artifact, it would have been broken up after being exposed to air.(see the errors page.) The acting was a bit awkward. Cage does a good job, though. Jon Voight as his father also did OK. The real problem with this movie is that it really didn't explain how the Fathers knew about the treasure, even though in reality, it didn't exist. Overall, though, the movie was pretty good. If there is ever a sequel, it better be as good, if not better than this film.
My Scores:
Story: 9/10
Acting: 7.5/10
Overall: 7/10