December 31, 2007
National Treasure: The Book Of Secrets
Nicolas Cage ... Ben Gates
Justin Bartha ... Riley Poole
Diane Kruger ... Abigail Chase
Jon Voight ... Patrick Gates
Helen Mirren ... Emily Appleton
Ed Harris ... Mitch Wilkinson
Harvey Keitel ... Sadusky
Bruce Greenwood ... The President
A fun family oriented action flick from Disney that brings back the original good guys from the first movie and gives us a new "bad guy" (alas, no Sean Bean this time around for me). Ben Gates tries to clear his great great great grandfather's name (I think that's the right amount of greats; it's his dad's grandfather's father) and his search leads him to try and find the fabled Book of Secrets. Conspiracy theories, puzzles, and underground passageways all make for an exciting adventure. You kind of have to turn your brain off a bit when it comes to the US History parts because the filmmaker's have taken some liberties but enjoyable nonetheless. It's very much an "Indian Jones" type genre for this new generation. Could wait for DVD but should definitely see it.