Book of Secrets is Better than its proceeder!

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 2007)

Let me summarize this first quickly; National Treasure: Book of secrets is a great fun BLOCKBUSTER movie and better than its proceeder! The only reason i capitalized blockbuster is because the movie is (obviously) not Oscar-worthy, but a great end to a year full fantastic movies! Critics might not have enjoyed it, but i recommend it if u're looking for what may have been a great entry this summer! The performances are good; Nicholas Cage is still enjoying his role, Bartha is funny, and Helen Mirren and Jon Voight are actually nice together! The plot is interesting, but the highlight of this movie is not only the jaw dropping breathtaking car chase in London, but the stunning scenes in Buckingham palace, in the white house(where it becomes comedic as Cage tries to steal a "board" from the president's table while Diane Kruger seduces a guy who works there)and in the library of congress where he steals the Book of secrets (which i've never been to). I was waiting for the kidnap of the president, but I was a bit disappointed because he ends up not kidnapping him but taking him inside a cave and asks him about the whereabouts of the book(But that scene remains cool, and one of the best scenes in the movie) In addition to that, the movie features an amazing scene when the 4 characters try to maintain the balance of a swaying platform. (the city of gold is gold!) Even though the movie doesn't features lots of clues like the first one, it's better!