National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
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Critic Consensus: A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which is eerily similar to the first film.
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Cast
as Ben Gates
as Riley Poole
as Abigail Chase
as Patrick Gates
as Emily Appleton
as Mitch Wilkinson
as Sadusky
as The President
as Connor
as Daniel
as Seth
as FBI Agent Spellman
as FBI Agent Hendricks
as Dr. Nichols
as Thomas Gates
as John Wilkes Booth
as Michael O'Laughlen
as Charles Gates
as Agent Craig
as Agent Hooper
as Lincoln Conspiracy Kid
as Palace Guard Haggis
as Control Room Guard
as Control Room Guard
as Agent Hammer
as Agent Sledge
as Agent Stander
as Agent Tyme
as Girl Customer
as Lady Customer
as Girl Customer
as Jacqueline
as Angry College Girl
as Press Secretary
as Asst. Press Secretary
as Assistant Press Secretary
as Boat Patrolman
as Press Secretary's Secretary
as Frank
as Senator
as Senator's Wife
as Air Force General
as FBI Agent Doer
as Celebrity Music Star
as FBI Agent Stayres
as FBI Agent Steppes
as FBI Agent Cade
as Palace Guide
as Abraham Lincoln
as Mary Todd Lincoln
as Tourist On Toilet
as Palace Guard Soldier
as Mrs. Mountchessington
as Asa Trenchard
as Augusta
as Major Rathbone
as Asa Trenchard
as Barkeep
as Beer Truck Driver
as Taxi Passenger
as Snooty Historian
as Treasure Fanatic
as Range River Owner
as Mover
as Helicopter Pilot Mike
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Critic Reviews for National Treasure: Book of Secrets
All Critics (126) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (81) | DVD (13)
This just might be the silliest movie ever to feature three Academy Award winners.
Leave it to coproducer Jerry Bruckheimer to revive the Indiana Jones cycle without the period setting, the camp elements, or Spielberg's efficiency; director Jon Turteltaub just plods along.
This sequel is what you would expect: If you liked the original, you'll probably enjoy this retread. But be warned: It bogs down in a drawn-out scene near the end.
As much as you want to applaud the movie's winking commitment to its own Looney Tunes logic, it's frustrating when lazy and illogical plot devices are used like cattle prods.
The movie's convoluted hide-and-seek plot also demands a White House break-in that makes about as much sense as subprime mortgage rates.
This American history-themed action thriller doesn't get many points for realism, but it makes up ground in so many other areas that you probably won't care.
Audience Reviews for National Treasure: Book of Secrets
I'll be honest I can't remember the first very much but I did quite like this. The cast is very good for just a silly film, Jon Voight, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel and Cage...impressive. The film is really a kind of filler for the absence of 'Indy 4' or any Indy films really, and lets be honest its nowhere near as good but it is fun. The story is silly as hell again, all revolving around the history of the US and its founding fathers. The cast do make it seem greater than it is for sure, the film is also allot funnier than the first I think, its quite humorous throughout and this actually adds and doesn't detract from the film. All the action set pieces are not really any different from any other movie and the final sequence inside some caves near Mount Rushmore seems to be ripped straight out of 'The Goonies', but the whole boys mystery and adventure setup is always good fun and light hearted, harking back to older cinema romps in black and white. These type of films do have a nice pleasant charm to them, no excessive violence or swearing just good old fashioned treasure hunting, just one thing, what on earth is happening to Nic Cages hair?
Super Reviewer
I hate that this film is the exact same film as the first, but it's still fun. A bit sillier at times and slightly more unbelievable, but still a fun ride. Although I have no desire to buy this DVD ever, anytime the movie comes on TV, I normally watch it simply because it's entertaining.
Super Reviewer
Nicholas Cage + Jerry Bruckheimer = Peanut butter and jelly. But would you want to eat that as a staple of your diet? Me Neither. However, there comes a time when such a sandwich would hit the spot. I'm drunk and I'm watching National Treasure 2. It's silly, crazy bullshit, but dammit, I'm having fun. I bet children would love this movie and if ever I have any, I will be sure to pass this along.
Super Reviewer
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Quotes
| Riley Poole: | There's my tax dollars at work... coming to arrest me! |
| Ben Gates: | "You are the President of the United States, sir. Whether by innate character, the oath you took to defend the Constitution, or the weight of history that falls upon you, I believe you to be an honorable man, sir." |
| Ben Gates: | You are the President of the United States, sir. Whether by innate character, the oath you took to defend the Constitution, or the weight of history that falls upon you, I believe you to be an honorable man, sir. |
| The President: | "Gates, people don’t believe that stuff anymore." |
| The President: | Gates, people don?t believe that stuff anymore. |
| The President: | Gates, people don't believe that stuff anymore. |
| Ben Gates: | "They want to believe it." |
| Ben Gates: | They want to believe it. |
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