A fun diversion - National Treasure Reviews

Anybody who walks into this or any movie expecting to see a true-to-life, fact-based story should stay home. "National Treasure" is a good, fun ride that you can take your kids to see. There's no cussing, sex, or deadly violence, and a dearth of seat shattering explosions. What you have is a tense race between "good" and "evil" that interjects some mystery. The fact that there is a national treasure is disputed, but you don't have to have any knowledge of the folklore to enjoy this movie. Nicholas Cage is Nicholas Cage, a solid, believable actor. Justin Bartha is 100% the perfect comedy sidekick. Diane Kruger is eye candy. Sean Bean is the likeable/hateable villain, and Jon Voight is the consumate professional he's always been since "Midnight Cowboy" Don't expect "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...but don't expect "Pearl Harbor" either. This movie is a half a notch below the fun you had watching "Pirates of the Carribean", with a few more laughs. Any critic who takes this movie too seriously and pans it because it falls short on the "believability" scale is merely taking out their frustrations on Jerry Bruckheimer. Why not? A super-wealthy producer is a fine target for a newspaper hack whose only claims to fame are when they pander to crappy movies and get quoted in a newspaper ad.