Balmain Antiques Bahamas and National Treasure

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2005)

National Treasure is a great cerebral film. I am a fan of Nicholas Cage and I think that he played the character of Benjamin Gates like a swashbuckling Eroll Flynn of old. The notion that there is a treasure map written on the back of the declaration of independence in invisible ink is clever. The love interest of Cages character is charming. The Gates family story of passing down the founding fathers message that "The secret lies with Charlotte" is like a family remembering their motto for hundreds of years.
There is a place called Balmain Antiques in the Bahamas that sells ancient maps. The owner Johnathan Ramsey pointed out a shipwreck on a map to an American. There is a Masonic Lodge above Balmain Antiques and you could hear the thumping of staffs on the floor above. I thought that this was a real coincidence resembling National Treasures script.
The Evil Billionaire chasing Gates and his team along the major cities of the American eastern seaboard was breathtaking. I will not tell you how the movie ends but you can probably guess. I gave National Treasure a 10 out of 10. We need more movies like this one Hollywood.