National Treasure: Book Of Secrets can really be summed up with one sentence; If you liked the first one, you’ll like the second one. The difference between the first movie and the second is that I had very low expectations for the first film and it far exceeded those. But with the sequel, my expectations were understandably higher and that caused the movie to feel flat at times.
I have two main beefs with this movie. The first being the amount of faith you must put into circumstance. In the first movie you were along for the ride, feeling like you were right there helping Cage and the crew put the pieces together. This time around you aren’t allowed to help in the problem solving at all.
The second problem I had? They tricked Ridley out. He used to be a fun loving nerd who had all the brains and none of the glitz. This time out he is more confident, less likeable, and ultimately less funny.
Also slowing the movie down were scenes with Cage’s mom and dad. I felt like I was watching Indiana Jones all over again with the great Indy dragging his pops everywhere.
That’s a lot of negative and I don’t want you to think that I didn’t enjoy the movie. I did. I had a good time and as far as pop corn flicks go, this was right on target. But I don’t see movies just for the good times. I also like my movies to make me think, to let me play along, or to make me question personal feelings about a moral situation. National Treasure: Book of Secrets did not meet any of those criteria.
MOVIE GRADE: C+
I have two main beefs with this movie. The first being the amount of faith you must put into circumstance. In the first movie you were along for the ride, feeling like you were right there helping Cage and the crew put the pieces together. This time around you aren’t allowed to help in the problem solving at all.
The second problem I had? They tricked Ridley out. He used to be a fun loving nerd who had all the brains and none of the glitz. This time out he is more confident, less likeable, and ultimately less funny.
Also slowing the movie down were scenes with Cage’s mom and dad. I felt like I was watching Indiana Jones all over again with the great Indy dragging his pops everywhere.
That’s a lot of negative and I don’t want you to think that I didn’t enjoy the movie. I did. I had a good time and as far as pop corn flicks go, this was right on target. But I don’t see movies just for the good times. I also like my movies to make me think, to let me play along, or to make me question personal feelings about a moral situation. National Treasure: Book of Secrets did not meet any of those criteria.
MOVIE GRADE: C+
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