ign logo IGN.com | AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | GameSpy | FilePlanet | TeamXbox | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

RT Bug Squash
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
Register for free site & special features! | Log In | What is RT?
                       
MOVIES / IN CINEMAS / NATIONAL TREASURE 2 : BOOK OF SECRETS
National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Showtimes & Tickets
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets (2007)

31%
0%
64%
N/A
N/A
31 %
Reviews Counted: 100 Fresh: 31  Rotten:69 Average Rating: 4.7/10
 
Consensus: A talented cast goes to waste in this improbable sequel. A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which is eerily similar to the first film. more
 
Rated: PG
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Theatrical Release: 08-02-2008
Synopsis:
Treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) embarks on a new adventure in director Jon Turtletaub's sequel to NATIONAL TREASURE. Ben and his father, Patrick (Jon Voight), take great pride in their ancestors and their family's devotion to the United States. When Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris)... [More]
Treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) embarks on a new adventure in director Jon Turtletaub's sequel to NATIONAL TREASURE. Ben and his father, Patrick (Jon Voight), take great pride in their ancestors and their family's devotion to the United States. When Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris) produces a page from the diary of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth allegedly linking Ben's great-great grandfather to the plot, Ben and Patrick set out on a path to clear their family's name. Ben also believes that the diary page contains hints to the whereabouts of a treasure map leading to an ancient city made of gold, and soon the hunt is on. Tech expert Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) and Ben's now ex-girlfriend Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) join the Gates in their quest, which takes them from Washington, DC, to Paris, London and the Black Hills of South Dakota. It's true that the storyline and the actions of Gates and his team--which include breaking into the Queen's study at Buckingham Palace, sneaking into the Oval Office, and kidnapping the President of the United States--are completely unbelievable. But with a storyline built on true, interesting trivia and great locations, this film is an amusing, family-friendly romp. Cage has some great moments as Gates-- loyal, patriotic, fair to a fault, and very funny as he goads on Buckingham Palace security. Harris plays Wilkinson with just the right air of mystery and menace: is he after fortune, or does he just want to leave his own mark in history? Helen Mirren fits the bill as Ben's mother and Patrick's estranged ex-wife, Emily, a scholar and historian in her own right. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriter: Cormac Wibberly, Marianne Wibberly
Story: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Cormac Wibberly, Marianne Wibberly
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Jon Turteltaub
Composer: Trevor Rabin

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
02/12/08 03:15 AM
BBC
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

Keeps us entertained with the sheer spectacle of the thing, rather than anything actually interesting.

Full Review | Comment
02/11/08 11:27 PM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
02/07/08 03:15 AM
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
Ratings Image

Too bad such a stellar combo cast had to get dumbed down for such inconsequential pandemonium.

Full Review | Comment
05/15/08 01:20 PM
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
04/03/08 03:15 AM
Boxoffice Magazine
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

Even sillier and less entertaining than the first film in this series.

Full Review | Comment
03/26/08 12:34 PM
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
Ratings Image

If you desperately need to escape the house this holiday season, avoid this treasure and see something else.

Full Review | Comment
03/04/08 10:00 AM
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
Ratings Image

This movie isn't much different from the original "National Treasure."

Full Review | Comment
02/09/08 07:06 PM
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
Ratings Image

The gimmicks have worn off and the performances have gone stale in this uninspired sequel to a surprisingly fun adventure film.

Full Review | Comment
02/02/08 02:07 PM
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
Ratings Image

Less twisty than its 2004 predecessor and yet somehow more incoherent, National Treasure: Book of Secrets plays like a duplicate schematic of the first.

Full Review | Comment
02/01/08 02:23 PM
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle
Ratings Image

Uma diversão esquecível; algo que você consome, digere e elimina sem conseguir se lembrar posteriormente do que passou por sua garganta.

Full Review | Comment
01/25/08 10:06 PM
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
Ratings Image

Just like the original, it's too caught up in its mythological zeal and furious pacing to do much for our "Indiana" jones. A capably filmed diversion that's breathlessly wired for whiplash but instantly forgettable.

Full Review | Comment
01/21/08 09:12 AM
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
Ratings Image

Solve the P vs. NP Problem or figure out the plot of Book of Secrets.

Full Review | Comment
01/20/08 11:35 AM
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com
Ratings Image

It's never a good sign when you can figure out a movie's secret plot before the characters involved.

Full Review | Comment
01/17/08 08:02 AM
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
Ratings Image

%u03AC%u03BC%u03C5%u03B1%u03BB%u03B1, %u03C0%u03C1%u03BF%u03C7%u03B5%u03B9%u03C1%u03BF%u03C3%u03C4%u03B7%u03BC%u03AD%u03BD%u03B1 %u03B4%u03B5%u03AF%u03B3%u03BC%u03B1%u03C4%u03B1 %u03B1%u03BA%u03AF%u03BD%u03B4%u03C5%u03BD%u03B7%u03C2 %u03B4%u03C1%u03AC%u03

Full Review | Comment
01/14/08 04:03 AM
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
Ratings Image

I'd stop well short of calling it a cinematic treasure, but it's better than the first one, and that's worth at least a few gold doubloons in my book.

Full Review | Comment
01/09/08 05:22 PM
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
Ratings Image

Practically a duplicate of the breezy (and bloated) original, National Treasure: Book of Secrets is not without charm, but it lacks the thrill seeker's joy of discovery.

Full Review | Comment
01/06/08 05:05 PM
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
Ratings Image

There's some fun...but the budding franchise seems already out of steam.

Full Review | Comment
01/04/08 10:14 AM
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
Ratings Image

A national embarrassment.

Full Review | Comment
01/02/08 05:31 PM
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
Ratings Image

Given the emphasis on history ... [it] reminded me of a line from the Herman's Hermits tune about that jolly historical figure Henry the Eighth: "Second verse, same as the first."

Full Review | Comment
12/29/07 12:03 PM
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6
See More Topics...

Related Forums

National Treasure: Book of Secrets On Blu-ray
by: PeterMJ 4/22


Darko, Donnie
(2007)-NATIONAL TREASURE 2 is a decent timekiller till "Indiana Jones 4" on May 22nd!
by: Darko, Donnie 2/28


National Treasure 2 Vs Starwars : parody !!!
by: mylene92 2/13


just horrible
by: hoppy678 1/28


What is on page 47
by: shantelle488 1/22
all

Pictures

all

Videos

Extended Television Spot
Watch Now >>
all

News

2008 MTV Movie Award Nominations Announced
posted by Jeff Giles May 06, 2008
It's almost time to hand out some golden popcorn -- the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards have been announced!...


UK Box Office Breakdown: Slow Week Sees Bank Job Claim No.1
posted by Orlando Parfitt March 05, 2008
A slow week at the box office allowed Jason Statham's The Bank Job to sneak into first place in the UK charts. Meanwhile...


UPDATED: UK Box Office Breakdown: Odeon Snubs Rambo
posted by Orlando Parfitt February 29, 2008
Jumper holds on to the number one spot at the UK box office, but only because a dispute between Sony and Odeon kept the film...


UK Box Office Breakdown: Jumper Leaps into First
posted by Orlando Parfitt February 22, 2008
Jumper takes the top spot in this week's UK box office, but Juno holds strong at number three and there are strong...

Around the Network

• National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets at Rotten Tomatoes
• National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets at IGN
• National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets at AskMen
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive

By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.