Relaxing.

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2006)

I didn't expect much from a movie that finds loads of treasure hidden in the heart of NYC. I knew it would be foolish to try to find witty script with believable and logical storyline. The film is for pure family entertainment, a target which it reached quite fruitfully. This is a film to watch in a relaxed mood, not to be bothered by the lack of silly detailing and realism.
The theme, a secret code running in a family/cult to protect a treasure, is now a very popular one. The story finds its way through the formula of 'clue leading to another clue'. And for the mixture of these two elements, the viewer never loses his interest. The clues are not too complicated, well-carried out and most of all, fun. I was beginning to suspect there's actually no treasure, but that was only my complicated paranoia.
Nicolas Cage is always fun to watch. And this role of a treasure-hunter suits fine to him. Diane Kruger looks nice as Abigail Chase. Justin Bartha is quite good as Cage's sidekick. The film also has Jon Voight and Sean Bean.
To tell the truth, it is one of the few decent treasure movies I've seen lately... more realistic than 'Tomb Raider' and with a touch of Indiana Jones, all in New York. I liked that.