Indiana Jones/James Bond Wanna-Be Flick

Rating: 4/10 (13 June 2005)

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 10.
If you want to watch a good comedy, this is the movie for you. The comedy from this movie stems from the fact that it is so bad, it is actually sort of amusing.
This entire movie is basically a pathetic version of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." The only real difference (besides the poorly written script) is that the treasure hunting takes place in the United States instead of Europe. Notice that the Last Crusade has a rating of above 8 on here and is currently ranked in the Top 150 movies on IMDb of all time, whereas National Treasure has a weak 6.6 rating (at the time of this post). In reality the gap between the quality of these two movies is massive... it's the difference between winning the SuperBowl and your high school league championship.
There are a few funny parts to the movie and overall the acting was above average. However, the mistakes and inaccuracies throughout the movie were laughable at best. Based on the movie, it might be easier to steal the Declaration of Independence than it would be to steal an article of clothing from your local department store. LOL All of the main items in the National Archives can immediately be dropped down into vaults that can withstand a nuclear holocaust, so the lack of security shown in the movie was simply hilarious. Many websites need you to include at least one number in your password for security purposes, but not the National Archives. I used to work at a bank and everything involving the vault involved at least two people for security reasons... but at the National Archives in this movie, Cage can just waltz right in by himself since double authorization apparently doesn't happen in the institution that houses our most precious documents. (roll eyes) Omissions like these occur throughout the movie and make much of it totally implausible.
Anyway, if you really like treasure hunting and can look past the terrible writing along with the wanna-be James Bond/Indiana Jones character, then rent it. But there are many better options out there to watch in my opinion.
Good luck and happy viewing!