National Treasure (2004)
43 %
Reviews Counted: 163 Fresh: 70 Rotten:93 Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus:
National Treasure is no treasure, but it's a fun ride for those who can forgive its highly improbable plot.
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Theatrical Release: Nov 19, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $172,975,674
Synopsis: A secret from our nation's past will lead to the greatest adventure in history. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("Pirates of the Caribbean,""The Rock," and "Armageddon") and director Jon Turteltaub ("Phenomenon,""While You Were Sleeping") team up to bring you "National... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Harvey Keitel
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriter: Cormac Wibberly, Marianne Wibberly
Producer: Christina Steinberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jon Turteltaub
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Screenwriter: Cormac Wibberly, Marianne Wibberly
Producer: Christina Steinberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jon Turteltaub
Composer: Trevor Rabin
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Turteltaub manages to stitch it all together well enough so that the ludicrous nature of the characters' quest doesn't hit you until the final credits roll.
07/23/08
It's so completely okay it hurts. It would make a perfect screensaver.
05/18/08
If you can see the film through the eyes of a child -- one who thinks a cheesy thriller is the ideal way to pick up new facts about history -- then this isn't that bad a yarn.
09/27/06
Has almost nothing to recommend it (Justin Bartha’s performance being the lone high point), not even any gnarly explosions, which doesn’t bode well for our man Bruckheimer.
12/06/05
The treasure hunt is cool in this DVD, it's a whole game of numbers and quizzes go get to some of the Easter eggs.
10/14/05
The film plays on every cliché and every stereotype imaginable, and part of its charm is playing them exactly to an audience's happiest expectations.
04/20/05
The historical touches make the film more akin to classics like "Raiders of the Lost Ark" than to duds like "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (and ended simultaneously)".
04/17/05
This is a bravura film that genuinely understands the nature of true family entertainment and provides it in spades.
01/15/05
National Treasure may be dumb and relatively short on action scenes, but it's still a lot of fun, largely thanks to Cage and Bartha.
12/27/04
This is Bruckheimer’s niche. Don’t ever expect him to adapt a Nicholas Sparks book into a film any time soon.
12/27/04
Few can argue that the movie is totally unbelievable, but if one is able to leave all sense of logic at the door, it's very hard not to have a darn good time in the process.
12/21/04
Stealing the Declaration of Indepenence is easy - making an interesting film is tough!
12/17/04
... a semi-historical mystery-thriller... too many chases and clichés keep this good movie from being great.
12/14/04
This movie couldn't be more stale if it'd been dug up by archaeologists.
12/14/04
All of this could have been lots of fun. If only Harrison Ford, or someone just as good, had played Ben.
12/08/04
Works fairly well as slick, enjoyable hooey… in its general approach if not all particulars, this could represent a promising new approach in family entertainment.
12/08/04
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