A Good movie in my Mind.

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2005)

This I feel is a good solid movie. The best thing about it (besides the actual storyline)is the dialog/character interactions. It was pretty well casted, too.
The dialog (to me) is what makes this movie enjoyable. I love the way Cage, Bean, Voigt, and Bartha interact. I'm not usually a fan of Nicolas Cage, but he was good in this movie. Bean in National Treasure, just plays his typical roles you see him in. This supposedly good guy, helping out the good Cage, but he turns towards the wrong path. Bean is not necessarily a "total villain," in his movies, he more represents the human nature. A man where power, wealth, and fame are more important than doing the right thing. (I am obviously not referring to the Sean Bean we see in Equilibrium). I love when Cage or Bean would be speaking, since they knew each other so well, the knew what they were thinking and would actually finish each others thoughts. Voigt plays this grumbling, you're wasting your time father. Bartha adds in the comedy.
This movie also brings out, that you don't have to make a mass killing/heads falling off gory war movie to be entertaining. There are a few fight scenes, a few action scenes that catch your attention, but for the most part, the story, and the suspense will keep you interested throughout.
I don't see how critics did not like this movie, but I guess we are all into different things.