Overall good movie

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 2004)

Going into this movie, I didn't think too much of it since I'm not really a Nicolas Cage fan. The plot also sounded a bit far-fetched-an invisible treasure map on the back of the declaration of independence-but it turned out that that is what made it a good plot. The irony was also clever-to protect the Declaration of Independence from being stolen by his teammates turned rivals, Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) had to steal it himself. I also enjoyed how the focus did not shift to the romance between Ben Gates and Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger). There was enough to make the movie interesting, but not so much as to steal the focus away from the plot. There were also interesting twists and a little comedy that kept me interested through the end of the movie. The cleanness of the language and action makes this movie enjoyable for all ranges of audiences.