Entertainment for the Family

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2005)

There is some earnest history lesson and real reverence for American history in this spirited treasure hunt for all ages. There might be a scary moment here and there for young kids, but overall, National Treasure is benign.
I've often wondered about Free Masonry, their old history and secret rituals that some Christian groups claim as Satanic. All the better to build a screenplay full of historical side notes about the Founding Fathers; eight including Ben Franklin and George Washington were Masons. Add some historical hocus pocus having to do with Knights Templers, Egyptian Pyramids, and American landmarks; our modern Treasure hunters search through America's most famous documents and historic sites in their quest. This is fine entertainment.