May as well buy the first one on DVD

Rating: 6/10 (27 February 2008)

Back in 2004 National Treasure was released; it wasn't bad, as it was something that hadn't been done that well for a while, since Indiana Jones. The sequel is more or so the same with a few tweaks but not many and this time it is even more absurd. Other than that they have kept the same plot line, mainly the same stars and the same outcome, so if want to save money you may as well rent the first one on DVD.
The basic story is about this treasure hunter called Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage  Ghost Rider, Leaving Las Vegas and Gone in Sixty Seconds) who is searching for a city of gold  I won't bore you with the details  which is connected to the assassination of President Lincoln in some way. This leads him to break into the Queen's private study in Buckingham Palace, sneak into the Oval Office, and later kidnap the President in search of clues. While being pursued by a rival treasure hunter (Ed Harris). I told you it was absurd.
There are good cast members, bad cast members and some that could of done better. Here are the rest of the cast, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren (who must have needed the money), Harvey Keitel and the in my opinion the very under used Justin Bartha who gives the film most of it laughs.
Overall the good points about the film is that it's fun, watchable, clever and quite witty at points, provided you don't think about it too much, or haven't seen the first film.. The bad points are that it's almost too absurd, to American for my liking (not that I don't like Americans I just prefer Britain), almost exactly the same as the first one and a few of cast could be better. Somehow this film topped the box office Stateside for three weeks, that's something that Gates himself wouldn't be able to solve.