FILM SYNOSPSIS: In this follow-up to the box-office hit National Treasure, treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on a 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 where he has to…kidnap the President in order to get a clue (I kid you not). PREVIEW REVIEW: I can’t believe how many people have asked me about this film. I don’t get it. There’s nothing dirty in it. Nothing risqué. I guess people just like to see a good Raiders of the Lost Ark-type action adventure once in a while and are willing to forgo the usual movie content of dysfunction, cynicism and profane language in order to see it. Go figure. If you can leave all reasoning power at the ticket booth, you will have a fun time with this lively, witty, clean and often exciting adventure. ‘Course, if you begin to use logic, well, let’s not go there. The film has a great look, the direction is focused, and once again, Nicolas Cage gives a likable performance.
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