Good Matinée Fun

Rating: 7/10 (23 December 2007)

Our daughter dragged us to see this sequel to National Treasure. I thoroughly enjoyed the first movie and this one, while not as original nor as compelling as the first one, does hold its own. I heard many favorable comments after the lights came up. It was a good popcorn movie wrapped in some real American history, but once the wrapping was removed, it was pure hokum, but isn't that what a movie is supposed to be? An alternative to real life? Wouldn't it be amazing if these treasures really existed and were found? But then I'd have to believe in the Illuminati, the Secrets of the Masons, the Da Vinci Code and Al Gore. If you want to be entertained, go see this movie. If you want to be challenged and think deep, critical thoughts about something, take a philosophy class.