In this follow up to the box-office hit “National Treasure,” treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating, action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures.
When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben’s great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln’s death. Determined to prove his ancestor’s innocence, Ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from Paris to London and ultimately back to America. This journey leads Ben and his crew not only to surprising revelations – but to the trail of the world’s most treasured secrets.
National Treasure is everything The Da Vinci Code wanted to be and isn’t. The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it? National Treasure was about a generational mystery which culminated in a recent heir. How many mysteries can Benjamin Gate’s family have?
Hopefully plenty, because there’s still fun to be had in watching Nic Cage do his history geek thing as he races around historical landmarks. The first movie did a wonderful job of bringing history to life, making it exciting and interesting in a way stuffy textbooks simply cannot. Usually Europe or Africa gets all the good treasure hunting movies. It’s nice to see the United States getting a turn. The second one should be just as fun as the first, I can’t wait to see it.
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I HAVE BEEN A LINCOLN SCHOLAR FOR 50 YEARS AND I AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THE PICTURE TO BE RELEASED. NOW THE PEOPLE WILL SEE FIRST HAND WHAT A TERRIBLE MAN BOOTH WAS!!!!!!!
THIS should be very interesting.......my husband has a book that was first published in the late 1800's I believe and it was written by a Catholic priest who claimed there was a major conspiracy in the assassination and that he had personally been privy to some of it. I'll have to read it to see if any of the movie storyline reflects what is in this book. The name of the book is "Fifty Years in the Church of Rome" by Charles Chiniquy if anyone is interested.
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May 25th, 2007 at 17:55
I HAVE BEEN A LINCOLN SCHOLAR FOR 50 YEARS AND I AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THE PICTURE TO BE RELEASED. NOW THE PEOPLE WILL SEE FIRST HAND WHAT A TERRIBLE MAN BOOTH WAS!!!!!!!