Sunday, 28 November 2004
National Treasure
« 100 Fastest Growing Counties | Main | Kofi Annan is an Embarasment »National Treasure is a fun movie. There is no fancy plot to get in the wayof a good story. It starts with a young Ben Gates learning that hisancestor was entrusted with a clue to discover the whereabouts of a vastsum of wealth collected since antiquity was hidden by the founding fathersso the British wouldn't get a hold of the treasure.
Needless to say the Gates family has been searching for it ever since. Thistime Ben Bates, played by Nicholas Cage, joins with a multi-millionaire IanHowe, played by Sean Bean, to hunt for the treasure. Together they find thelocation of the first clue only to find no treasure. Instead they findanother clue that leads to the back of the Declaration of Independence. Ben backs out when he learns that Ian wants to steal the Declaration. After Iantries to snuff Ben, Ben decides the only way to stop Ian from getting theDeclaration is to steal it himself. This leads to an action packed race tofind the National Treasure
Overall the story is entertaining as long as you can suspend belief. The story is a wee bit contrived as they immediately and accurately translatecryptic clues. The trip is funny and action packed but suffers from a weakending. Nonetheless, it is an enjoyable popcorn movie with plenty of fluff.I liked it and would give it three stars.
