![]() Reviewed by zardoz-13 3 / 10 "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" is a lot of hush hush half-witted fluff! The picture will appeal to Nicolas Cage fans and those have seen the previous part. ![]() ![]() The flick is again lavishly produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and stunningly directed by John Turteltaub. However, director of photography Amir Mokri was replaced by John Schwartzman several weeks into shooting, this was reportedly due to "creative differences" between Mokri and director Jon Turteltaub. Replacing the previous cameraman Caleb Deschanel by Amir Mokri and John Schwartzman who make a glamorous cinematography. Similar technicians outfit, adding a lively musical score by Trevor Rabin. Stimulating action set pieces illuminate the full-blown adventures of our protagonists with breathtaking final attraction in the scenes of the underground Olmeca temple. The film cast is pretty good, in fact, it includes includes three Oscar winners : Nicolas Cage, Helen Mirren and Jon Voight and two Oscar nominees: Harvey Keitel and Ed Harris. It's a pretty amusing cinematic roller coaster that have you on the edge of your seat. The picture blends the ¨Spielberg's Indiana Jones¨ rip-roaring feats and mystery from ¨Da Vinci Code¨ by Dan Brown. #NATIONAL TREASURE BOOK OF SECRETS MOVIE#This amusing movie displays suspense, noisy action, tension, humor and extraordinary adventures. Plus, Inspector Saduski (Harvey Keitel)and underlings (Alicia Coppola) are also to the hunting of the chain of clues. Poole, Abigail, Ben, his father (John Voight) and later his mother (Helen Mirren) undergo a chase that take them from Paris'statue of Liberty, London's Buckinham Palace, White House, including kidnapping of the US President (Bruce Greenwood), and Mount Rushmore. Ben will attempt demonstrate the true and he's determined to prove his great-grandfather's innocence. Ben along with his friend Poole (Justin Bartha) and his ex-fiancée Abigail (Diane Kruger) will take on lots of adventures, risks and confronting a stubborn enemy (Ed Harris). Benjamin's ancestor named Thomas Gates (Joel Gretsch) is spontaneously implicated as key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln death caused by a missing page of the murderer's diary and found now. This time happen the followings events, as the film starts with the Lincoln death and James Wilkes Booth saying the famous words, ¨Sic Semper Tiranus¨. Reviewed by ma-cortes 7 / 10 Sequel plenty of tension, intrigue and especial effects galoreĪgain new adventures with Benjamin Gates (Nicolas Cage), a descendant from a historical line familiar whose mission was guard a hidden national treasure. If you want more quirky, ridiculous, treasure-seeking fun that picks up right where the last left off, this is your ticket. #NATIONAL TREASURE BOOK OF SECRETS CODE#In other words, if you're looking for something different, more clever, or intellectually stimulating, read the Da Vinci Code again and don't bother with this film. The film has all the same history mystery you remember, the national (and now international) landmarks, the witty inserts from Justin Bartha's character Riley, and of course the preposterous plans for Benjamin Franklin Gates to get whatever he's after. That, and the addition of Helen Mirren as Nicholas Cage's mother to strengthen the film's female roles thanks to leading lady Diane Kruger's utter mediocrity. It should come as no surprise that the conspiracy-based code-cracking mystery adventure is still just as hot as it was in the "year of "The Da Vinci Code."" There is nothing new, nothing special or unexpected about "Book of Secrets" only Ed Harris replacing Sean Bean as the rival treasure seeker. The follow up to the 2004 box office surprise "National Treasure" is everything you'd expect. ![]() Reviewed by Movie_Muse_Reviews 7 / 10 The secret's out: the formula still works with "National Treasure" sequel Now, another treasure hunter named Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris) has found what is a missing page of the diary of John Wilkes Booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, Ben must compete against Mitch to find the lost city, he goes to France and Great Britain to find other clues and even peak inside the President's secret book to put the pieces of the puzzle together, his parents and his friends also help Ben find the lost city and to stay one step ahead of Mitch. Several years since Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) found the Knight's Templar and became rich and famous. ![]()
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