ridiculous yet entertaining action flick

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2008)

Sometimes you just want to see a film to be entertained and distracted from the boredom of everyday life, and National Treasure: BoS proves to be that distraction, a no-brainer which mixes some real history (the Resolute desks) with a lost world under Mount Rushmore, a professor in ancient languages (Helen Mirren) who has a love-hate relationship with her ex (Jon Voight), a vain writer (Nicholas Cage), descendant of an American Civil War hero and ex boyfriend of a 'New Woman', and lots of trips around the world to England, France ... oh, and a car chase with guns.
It does what it says on the tin and is never boring. Clearly this would never happen in real life (the President is a lot more clever than Mr B for a start) but as an engaging saga, it fits the bill. The history links might make it a bit more cerebral for those who like that kind of thing, the others can just sit back and watch the FX!