Not a masterpiece in any shape or form, but a fun adventure film nonetheless

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2010)

National Treasure is quite simply one of those films where you have to take it for what it is. It is no masterpiece in any shape or form, due to the daft plot as the director tries to piece together a detective story, a conspiracy thriller and an action adventure, sometimes corny dialogue and uneven pacing. But what makes it fun is the beautiful cinematography and settings, great special effects, terrific music score, colourful action(especially the sequence of the theft of the Declaration of Independence) and the spirited performances of Nicolas Cage, Sean Bean(he has been better, but hey he was fun), Harvey Keitel and Jon Voight. Overall, daft, but a fun way of escapism for two hours or so. 7/10 Bethany Cox