More Like "National Landmarks: Book of World History"

I got out of the house this afternoon and headed to the local movie theater, as I am want to do, and I caught National Treasure: Book of Secrets. And to be truthful, outside of a few details, it's pretty much the same movie as the first one. So if you enjoyed the original National Treasure movie, then you'll more than likely enjoy the sequel.

And while I did like Book of Secrets, I don't believe that it brought anything new to the table. Take the original movie, replace "stealing the Declaration of Independence" with "kidnapping the President," then include Nicolas Cage's character's mother, a cameo from Randy Travis, and something of a twist ending, and you've got Book of Secrets. It doesn't help that the plot is overcomplicated, tying together the slimmest of threads in an apparent bid to showcase as many historical locations as possible. It's like they weren't even trying when they wrote the movie.

But regardless, there is some good to be found. The direction is sound, the cast is pretty good, and the movie is still pretty darn fun in spite of its flaws. So I'm going to give National Treasure: Book of Secrets three stars and a thumbs up.