An E-ticket Ride

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 2005)

Another in a long list of Jerry Bruckheimer produced films, this film centers around the possibility of hidden treasure at the hands of our Founding Fathers and the Order of Masons.
The film stars, Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Gates; one of a long list of Gates who have spent most of their lives searching for this mysterious and elusive bounty. Benjamin, however, possesses the ability to unravel the encrypted clues set before him.
Ben's father, Patrick Gates (played by veteran actor Jon Voight) believes that the treasure is actually an elaborate hoax set in place to baffle the British during the time of the American Revolution at the exact timing as the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This, as it so happens, plays a pivotal role and significant key piece to the long list of clues needed to decipher the puzzle of the treasure.
Done in typical Bruckheimer fashion, the film is grand in nature even if highly unbelievable; although it's quite the roller-coaster ride you've come to expect in a film of this magnitude. Running the gamut from Arctic Circle to burial tombs of Trinity Church, this film provides all the entertainment value required for an enjoyable night out. So check your intellectual thought processes at the door, and strap yourself in for an E-ticket ride, this film is sure to amuse even the most apprehensive at heart. I highly recommend it.
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