Genre: Action, Adventure, Betrayal, Hostage, Capers, Kidnapping
Tagline: The greatest adventure history has ever revealed.
Plot: The brilliant Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) is a third generation treasure hunter. All his life, Gates has been searching for a treasure no one believed existed: amassed through the ages, moved across continents, to become the greatest treasure the world has ever known. Hidden by our Founding Fathers, they left clues to the Treasure’s location right before our eyes … from our nation’s birthplace, to the nation’s capitol, to clues buried within the symbols on the dollar bill.Gates’ life-long journey leads him to the last place anyone thought to look: a map hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence. But what he thought was the final clue is only the beginning. Gates realizes in order to protect the world’s greatest treasure, he must now do the unthinkable: steal the most revered, best guarded document in American history before it falls into the wrong hands. In a race against time, Gates must elude the authorities, stay one step ahead of his ruthless adversary (Sean Bean), decipher the remaining clues and unlock the 2000 year-old mystery behind our greatest national
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 If ''National Treasure'' mattered at all, you might call it a national disgrace, but this piece of flotsam is so inconsequential that it amounts to little more than a piece of Hollywood accounting.--Stephen Holden (The New York Times)
It's too bad it's missing the gems that make movies worthwhile: intelligence, character development, and a legitimate storyline. National Treasure deserves to be buried.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
An invisible treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence? If only that were the most credibility-straining thing about this picture!--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
National Treasure is a really dumb movie made all the dumber by the fact that it thinks it's smart. It's remarkably pleased with itself, its tricks causing it no end of delight even if the rest of the world can see right through them. C--Rob Vaux (Flipsidemovies.com)
Ultimately, National Treasure is not a great movie. As both a treasure hunting adventure and a conspiracy film, it falls short in many ways, not the least of which is a ridiculously moronic plot that defies reason at every turn. Still, if you can withstand the tedium of its opening montage, you’re bound to have a good time. But you’d do well not to think too hard about any of this film’s backstory.  --Robert Strohmeyer (FilmCritic.com)
It's highly unlikely that National Treasure holds up to scrutiny in terms of historical accuracy or plausibility, but really, this isn't that kind of movie. As a family-friendly adventure, the film undoubtedly excels - though it's clear the movie could've used a little less adventure and a little more sleuthing.  --David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Judging by the absolutely packed theater last night, I have the feeling that no matter how ridiculous the story seems, this thing will still make a gobs of money. --Jennifer Gregory (MovieWeb)
For over two hours, there are car chases, shoot-outs, snarling bad guys, a snarky side-kick, and, because this is the typically overproduced Jerry Bruckheimer effort, explosions, the first a restrained 15 minutes into the proceedings. Yet, in all of thatthere is one element missing. Fun.  --Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
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 | Sean Bean
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
 | Jon Voight
Heat, Pearl Harbor, Mission: Impossible |
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 | Oleg Taktarov
15 Minutes, Rollerball, 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out |
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| Nicolas Cage usually brims with personality, but you wouldn't know it from this pedestrian ripoff of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." --Jami Bernard (New York Daily News)
INTERMINABLE and riddled with plot holes you could drive a humvee through, "Na tional Treasure," the latest assault on moviegoers' collective intelligence and eardrums by uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is sort of "The Da Vinci Code for Dummies." --Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
However, for two and a half hours of well-conceived fun, you can't go wrong with National Treasure. Preposterous though its concept may be, there is shrewdness and charm in its labyrinthine plot. National Treasure is no silly conspiracy theory—it is a triumph of the imagination, an electric thriller and fun, fun, fun.  --Jack Moore (The Movie Insider)
A dash of "Indiana Jones," a dollop of "The Da Vinci Code," a splash of American history, and lots of high-octane Hollywood hooey. B---Jack Garner (TheJournalNews)
Not only is this film’s plot overly complex, its complete lack of reality takes away from any kind of enjoyment. The film seems confused. It has so many characters and fails to develop them. D--Shawn Koonin (TheCinemaSource)
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