Enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (20 November 2004)

I honestly thought this movie was going to be terrible and luckily enough I came out pleasantly surprised. To start off I must state the plot was incredibly flawed in not just the concept alone. But the fact that Nick Cage can put together these impossible riddles out of the blue was ridiculous. Or that Sean Bean could figure them out as well even when he didn't have the clues was even more so. Add some crappy dialog and you end up with an unappetizing combo. However despite all these negative remarks I still thought it accomplished more good than bad. It did this through the sense of amazing adventure sequences and well thought out action scenes that weren't overdone. While it's not as good as "Raider of the Lost Ark" I did think it was one of the closest attempts since then with the exception of maybe the two "Mummy" movies...but they were a whole different ball game themselves. Diane Kruger didn't look as good in this as she did in "Troy" but her acting was slightly better even though she's still not that great at it. There's a model for you. I felt it was worth my money and enjoyed the exploration of it all!
Final Quest:
Movies: Was actually worth it believe it or not.
DVD Purchase: No, only because I wouldn't watch it more than once a decade.
Rental: If you don't catch it in theaters then do so on the small screen!