very enjoyable,thrilling, action flick

Rating: 8/10 (15 January 2007)

National Treaure is the story of Bejamin Gates(Nicholas Cage) who has been obsessed with finding the mythical(but perhaps real) treasure of the Knights Templar,the greatest fortune mankind has ever known,since he was a child.Along the way,Gates makes an enemy(Sean bean)who also wants the treasure for himself(for purely selfish reasons).in a twist,it turns out that Gates must steal The Declaration Of Independence,(which contains a key clue to the Mystery)so it does not fall into enemy hands.along for the ride are Diane Kruger,Harvey Keitel,and John Voight.Christopher plummer also appears in the movie.what follows is one intense chase scene after chase in a race against time.National Treasure is basically one long chase movie,but well done.the acting is good,and the characters are convincing.the movie is very enjoyable--even thrilling, as long as you know what you are expecting.very few dramatic scenes,little character development(except for the character of Benjamin)and much of the movie is implausible,even unrealistic, but so what.sometimes you just have to turn your brain off and enjoy. 8/10