National Treasure Movie Review 2004

Old-fashioned and underwhelming adventure tale. Once upon a time, the Knights Templar unearthed the legendary treasure of King Solomon during a crusade. After being hidden in Europe, the treasure supposedly made its way to colonial-era America where the Freemasons, who included many of the Founding Fathers, protected it. The treasure is a longtime obsession for the Gates family, including Benjamin Franklin Gates (Cage), who thinks his best clue is concealed on the reverse side of the Declaration of Independence. When his sinister benefactor Howe (Bean) plots to steal the document, patriotic Ben and his techie sidekick Riley (Bartha) try to alert the authorities, including hottie conservator Abigail (Kruger). Many uninvolving twists and less-than-exciting action sequences follow.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 130 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Action-Drama, Action-Thriller, Treasure Hunt, New York, New York, Family Ties, Philadelphia, Top Grossing Films of 2004

Screenplay

Jim Kouf, Marianne S. Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer

Cinematography

Caleb Deschanel

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Music

Trevor Rabin

Other

William B. Kaplan, Bob Badami, William Goldenberg, Lawrence A. Hubbs, Norris Spencer

Producer

Jerry Bruckheimer, Jon Turteltaub, Junction Entertainment, Buena Vista