I liked it; so there!

Rating: 9/10 (8 December 2004)

A lot of critics slammed "National Treasure", but I still thought it was worth seeing--and I was right! The timing was right for this one, too, since it didn't have to fend off "Spider-Man 2". Instead, it captured the Thanksgiving Weekend crowd and didn't let go.
I wanted to see this movie primarily because Nicholas Cage was in it. He's an "Everyman" type of actor; sort of a modern-day Jimmy Stewart. I also loved Justin Bartha, who delivers great comic relief as the geeky sidekick. Jon Voight was great (as always), and Diane Kruger is sexy and smart. Sean Bean is the perfect bad guy (as always; why doesn't he play more good guys? Typecast? No fair!), and Harvey Keitel is perfect in a supporting role as the FBI agent who is hot on Cage's trail.
Overall, I thought it was a great movie, and I'm going to go see it again. My rating: 9/10.