Best Family Film

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2005)

My husband and I took our kids and nephews (ranging in age from 13 to 6) to see this in the theater because we had been studying National monuments. We expected an extremely watered down adventure story with implausible conclusions and corny jokes.
There were a few corny jokes, but for the most part, it was funny and engaging. I was drawn into the story and found myself enjoying it as much as my kids. The action was intense but not terrifying. The romance was understated but sweet. The acting was believable. The values displayed by the heroes were honorable. They were able to see a movie where the 'cool' hero uses his brain to solve problems. And even more exciting to me was that it peeked the curiosity of the kids. They wanted to know more about the history they had seen in the movie and now play 'National Treasure'.
In short, this movie was worth all of the treasure holes dug in my yard and scraps of homemade treasure maps littering the dining room table.