Towards the end of the movie Neesha commented, "Didn't they do this in the first movie?" Such is the flavor of National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. I found it to be a well-trafficked, by-the-numbers story that played a lot like a cross between Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Goonies without the brilliant dialogue ("Hey you guys!" Genius).I think my biggest disappointment (aside from the movie claiming to open five days after the end of the Civil War, when it was really only four days after Lee surrendered) was that I was able to figure out most of the clues long before Ben Gates. From the HMS resolute to the desk in Buckingham Palace and in the Oval Office, to Ben sticking his hand in the hole in the eagle's chest and pretending it was being eaten, if I hadn't seen it before I had experienced it. Note to all future screen writers: if a joke is predictable, then by definition it isn't witty.
Rating:
- Buy it now
- Worth $10 at Costco
- Happy we rented it, but also happy we only rented it
- No good at any price
- That numb feeling at the top of your head? That's your cerebral cortex closing up shop
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