Honestly, how much time do I need to spend on National Treasure: Book of Secrets? It’s the sequel to a movie based on hidden civil war treasure and freemasons and secret Benjamin Franklin inventions and whatever the hell else happened the first time around. This was the same exact movie, with the same exact ridiculousness. Well maybe more ridiculousness but I am unsure if that makes it worse or better.
Um, Gates’s ancestor may have conspired in the killing of President Lincoln and Ben Gates cannot let that stand. So he gets the gang back together and embarks on another wild goose chase with barely decipherable clues leading to even more barely decipherable clues leading to treasure. That’s yer story. But since this is a sequel we need to add some nonsense in the interim between the two movies, so Cage and Kruger split up for no reason whatsoever just so there can be some tension when they meet up this time around. Gates’s little buddy lost all his money to the IRS so he is desperate enough to do something stupid. And for whatever reason Gates’ mom and dad haven’t spoken in decades so we can get even more tension. TENSION. Ahh sweet blockbuster how cookie cutter can you get.
This time around we find out that there is actually zero police presence in England. You can have a high-speed chase go for as long as you want without worrying about a pesky bobby showing up to ruin your fun. Its also possible to kidnap the President if you force the United States government into having a party in a place of your choosing. Finally, there is a entire city made of gold underneath Mt. Rushmore just chilling. Plus the Native Americans who built the place constructed an entrance that stood up for centuries even though it seemed to be a couple sticks of wood holding up boulders. God, these movies are stupid.
The problem I have with the National Treasure franchise is that it is not dumb on a level of Alien vs. Predator so I can't even get mad at it. Instead you get a vanilla blockbuster that is completely inoffensive. Is that a recommendation?
5 out of 10
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