Do you absolutely need to see it? - National Treasure Reviews

Yeah, the grades are low because... it deserves low grades. It's crap when you look at it under a microscope and... it's the only fun action pic out there right now. This is the line of questioning I put before myself before going to see National Treasure: "Do I absolutely need to see this movie? I know it's going to be a stinker but 1)All the weepy Art House stuff is making me depressed; 2)The animated pics are making me feel like a kid drowning in Saturday morning cartoons; 3)The Oscar hopeful season is making me question Oscar." Lastly, "I am primally starved for an action pic!" And along comes... A BRUCKHEIMER! Yippeeeee! With the Da Vinci Code come coming out next year and likely hundreds of scripts pouring in for other conspiratorial-type stories, Bruckheimer gets the 'first-to-market' award with a Templar/Mason conspiracy story. About time. I'm just going to speak my mind, plainly, from here on out: 1)There is nothing compelling about the acting in this pic. And just like "Conair" or "The Rock" -- WHO CARES. If you do, here's my simple advice: don't go see it. 2)Suspension of disbelief? Yeah, you will not be suspended. I found myself playfully waving my hand at the screen, hissing lightly. It's just fun, people. 3)If you're ADD or ADHD or not diagnosed yet and you have trouble reading all of this review in less than twenty minutes, go see this film. 4)If you watch any of the CSIs, go see this film. 5)It's worthy of a matinee price. Well, not really, but if you need a place to escape while your better-half shops -- get a ticket.