Unbelievable but a fun ride

Rating: 7/10 (5 December 2004)

This is a movie with lots of action, suspense, great acting, historical info but short on believability. With all that said, I really liked the movie. Much along the lines of the "Indiana Jones" films of the 80's, this film captures the excitement of the old serial Saturday afternoon specials. I did find myself laughing out loud regarding several plot pieces (can you still roll up the Declaration of Independence?) and the founding fathers' ability to leave cryptic clues all over the Northeast. It is easy to put most of it aside because the film is that much fun with great pace and fine acting. Great casting on Cage's sidekick (forgot the name) to find someone for timely comic relief. It all seemed to work for me.