A feel-good-fun-to-watch-action-movie

Rating: 8/10 (30 January 2005)

There are the kind of movies that you see and stay with you for the rest of your life. National treasure is not like that. The film is exciting, funny and entertains from start to finish, but you won't be able to tell the story a week after you've seen it. Some fellow IMDb'ers here think the movie contains a secret message or propaganda. I have to disagree. While there is notice of templars and freemasons in the movie, the movie does not force you to think good or bad about anything. It's just plain and simple entertainment.
I liked the action scenes, the story was entertaining, perhaps a bit too cheesy at some moments, and I left the cinema a happy man. It reminded me a bit of the "Indiana Jones" movies, which is a compliment I guess. If you happen to like movies like "Indiana Jones", "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "The Mummy" you should definitely check this one out.