The meat of the movie is like The Da Vinci Code... but this heist makes The Perfect Score look like Ocean's 11
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11/18/04
National Treasure (2004)
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Reviews Counted:166
Fresh:72
Rotten:94
Average Rating:5.3/10
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
Genre: Action/Adventure
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... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Reviews for National Treasure
This is spreadsheet filmmaking, soulless and overly designed for maximum box-office effect...
11/18/04
Unfortunately, it lacks the conviction to embrace its own garish awfulness, resulting in little more than tedious historical and patriotic hokum...
11/18/04
This would be fun if director Jon Turteltaub didn't move things along at a snail's pace.
11/18/04
A cornucopia of ridiculously over-the-top action, humor, and romance conceived in the Bruckheimer tradition.
11/18/04
An impatient, over-plotted caper-mystery populated by undercooked characters, far-fetched contrivances and routine genre twists.
11/18/04
On the heals of the very popular adventure novel, The Da Vinci Code (by Dan Brown), “National Treasure” takes many elements of that book (intentional or not, you decide)
11/18/04
Fluffy, frenetic and sometimes downright farcical, National Treasure makes gleeful fun of itself while leading us popcorn-munching escapists down a tangled, painless adventure trail.
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It's everything you loved about The Da Vinci Code, stripped of its religious context and transposed to early America.
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One of the more implausible movies in recent memory.
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This long, and long-winded, series of middling cliffhangers won't pump the adrenaline of action aficionados.
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Top CriticToo dumb and improbable.
11/18/04
The picture is 25 minutes of fun, spread over 125 minutes.
11/18/04
It's bad news when a Bruckheimer movie makes one downright nostalgic for The Rock...
11/18/04
Treasure may fall a notch below Pirates of the Caribbean on the pleasureometer, but it does give American history sex appeal and celebrates a guy who relies on brainware rather than gadgets.
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With its ludicrous frisson of patriotism and a nod to The Da Vinci Code, a more cynical grab for Hollywood gold is hard to imagine.
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Top CriticHas all the soul, wit and originality of a major co-branding campaign.
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Top CriticAn above-average popcorn movie.
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Top CriticThis one's no treasure. But it features a few interesting baubles.
11/18/04
The clever bits are swamped by no-brainer gunfights, rescues, and chases galore.
11/18/04
Latest News for National Treasure
September 25, 2008:
Nic Cage Officially Hunting for More National Treasure 
To no one's surprise, Disney is officially moving forward with "National Treasure 3," as announced yesterday by Nicolas Cage, Jerry Bruckheimer, and studio executive Dick Cook. More...
December 20, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Five New Films Fight For Holiday Cheer
Moviegoers are in for a feast as studios will unleash a wide menu of new options on Friday trying to reach holiday patrons on the weekend before Santa comes to town. With so... More...
December 17, 2007:
Talks Begin for National Treasure 3
National Treasure was never intended to be a franchise. When the first installment did well, the filmmakers started from scratch to come up with a sequel. This time, though,... More...
October 01, 2007:
National Treasure 2 Poster Online!
We've seen stills and a pair of trailers for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, due December 21. How's about a poster? More...
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