could this be one of the worst films of the year?

Rating: 2/10 (15 January 2008)

Where to start? The good bits - the London car chase scene was pretty well done. The balancing stone scene was interesting if entirely predictable.
The bad bits - well - the way in which each clue was unraveled with a few "hmm, ah - well, - oh - I know...." - totally ridiculous. The time wasting scene in the Oval Office looking for the "missing ear ring" were we supposed to take this seriously? Snag is it was so hammed up that it did not gel with the rest of the film.
What was Hellen Mirren thinking of? Normally a class act, her little gasps at each new turn of events were completely contrived. "Goodness - this will unlock the secrets of the Olmec language..." Puh-please.! Hidden city of gold underneath Mt Rushmore - and no-one noticed that nicely lined tunnel leading from the city into the lake these last few hundred years and bothered to ask what was behind the door? This movie was simple, had poor dialogue, no character development and was entirely predictable. The historical and technical leaps to make it all hang together stretched suspension of disbelief beyond any reasonable limits.
Sadly, two hours of my life I am not going to get back!