Sat throught it twice... - National Treasure Reviews

This one had a great ending, but getting there was a little drawn out. I can't stand Nicholas Cage as an actor, but it seems the scripts he selects to do are ones which I appreciate, so I end up seeing almost all of his movies. I just wish he could act. Watching him trudge through all the clues and information gathering in the first half of the movie was rather dull at times, but the end more than made up for the wait in getting there. Lots of action in the typical chase-style, but the historical setting and references were facinating. Diane Kruger, Harvey Keitel, Justin Bartha, Jon Voigt, and Christopher Plummer all did nice jobs and made the movie work for me in spite of Cage. Sean Bean as the bad guy is another type casting job I didn't like. Typical Goldeneye/Patriot Games personna. Kruger really grows on you as the movie progresses from an up-tight Phd to just "one of the boys" at the end. The unbelievable part was the stealing of the DOI. This is a ridiculous idea, but to have 2 groups almost succeed on the same night was absurd. Then what they find on it after they steal it is even more absurd, but it makes for interesting, albeit idle, contemplation. The Declaration goes through way to much rolling and unrolling, bouncing around, falling, lemons, heat, and who knows what else to come out of this intact. But somehow it does and all is well for the inspiration of future generations of Americans.