The clues here are less interesting than before, and their explanations slow the film down like molasses.
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12/21/07
National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets (2007)
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Reviews Counted:112
Fresh:35
Rotten:77
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which is eerily similar to the first film.
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... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Reviews for National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets
The first in this series was truly idiotic, but it grossed $347 million! So Bruckheimer made virtually the same movie again and it's still dreck.
12/21/07
Pile on enough action set pieces (which genuinely thrill) and comic relief (which genuinely tickle), and let's all giggle together at the whole mess.
12/21/07
It's not like the Indiana Jones movies were exactly deep and impenetrable: so why do we need Indiana Jones for Dummies?
12/21/07
I just couldn't get past the preposterous material, behavior and developments, no matter how hard I tried to suspend my apparently ample disbelief
12/21/07
National Treasure: Book of Secrets, like its predecessor, would probably be a distracting piece of dumb fun if it weren't so insistent on trying to convince you that it was smart.
12/21/07
This sequel is what you would expect: If you liked the original, you'll probably enjoy this retread. But be warned: It bogs down in a drawn-out scene near the end.
12/21/07
It’s too long and too loud and filled with historical disinformation.
12/21/07
As much as you want to applaud the movie's winking commitment to its own Looney Tunes logic, it's frustrating when lazy and illogical plot devices are used like cattle prods.
12/21/07
Unless you really love déjà vu experiences, there's no legitimate reason to sit through National Treasure: Book of Secrets in a theater.
12/21/07
It's a treasure hunt, and frankly, Book of Secrets doesn't care if the hunt is improbable.
12/21/07
The movie's convoluted hide-and-seek plot also demands a White House break-in that makes about as much sense as subprime mortgage rates.
12/21/07
This American history-themed action thriller doesn't get many points for realism, but it makes up ground in so many other areas that you probably won't care.
12/21/07
Is it possible to enjoy Book of Secrets? Obviously, although its lunacy requires a level of suspension of disbelief that some will be incapable of attaining.
12/21/07
The hyperactive sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of Wikipedia surfing.
12/21/07
Top CriticIt's another flick about maps, landmarks and buried treasure that makes The Da Vinci Code look like Tolstoy.
12/21/07
All you can do is sit and watch, and wish there was more wonder.
12/21/07
The film is baffling -- the scheme that links the conspirators throughout three centuries would flummox the Illuminati -- but as a sort of vacation scrapbook of the lovely places where the cast spent last summer, it's pleasant enough.
12/21/07
A film that's less about academic research than it is about breaking and entering.
12/21/07
It's all diverting enough and holds your interest without ever getting too exciting.
12/21/07
Latest News for National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets
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...
August 15, 2008:
OtherCool.com: Too bad such a stellar combo cast had to get dumbed down for such inconsequential pandemonium.
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May 19, 2008:
RT on DVD: National Treasure 2, Diary of the Dead, Plus Salo News!
Exciting announcements abound this week (Fearless Director's Cut! A new Little Mermaid movie! Gossip Girl on DVD!) while Nicolas Cage's treasure-hunting adventure sequel,... More...
May 17, 2008:
Nicolas Cage back for another round as world-renown treasure hunter.
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