Directed by:
Jon TurteltaubCinematography:
Caleb DeschanelComposer:
Trevor RabinCast:
Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer, Arabella Field, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Олег Тактаров (more)VOD (4)
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Ever since he was a boy, Gates (Nicolas Cage) has been obsessed with finding the legendary Knights Templar Treasure, the greatest fortune known to man. As Gates tries to find and decipher ancient riddles that will lead him to it, he's dogged by a ruthless enemy (Sean Bean) who wants the riches for himself. Now in a race against time, Gates must steal one of America's most sacred and guarded documents -- the Declaration of Independence -- or let it, and a key clue to the mystery, fall into dangerous hands. (official distributor synopsis)
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A film that the should only fill an empty spot on a video store shelf grossed $170 million in the U.S. alone? I don’t get it. Actually, yes, Disney have always been masters of advertising hype, and the Bruckheimer name is a trademark with the hallmark of a certain commercial return. At least Cage gave his slowly fading career a bit of a boost, Diane Kruger proved that her lacklustre performance in Troy was no accident, Jerry put a few millions back into his piggy bank, and Disney patched up things after their animated flops. But I really don’t care.
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Easygoing entertainment, essentially without violence, specifically without bloodshed and without dying, which I quite like. It's interesting in that way. Considering that I enjoy various mysteries and particularly the principle of treasure hunters, this resonates with me quite well, even though the celebration of America is basically everywhere here. But this can be watched pretty much anytime and usually doesn't offend.
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The first half is unexpectedly great (if you immediately accept the B-movie nature of the story), but the second half is stretched more than the legs of a Thai hooker, degrading a relatively entertaining mystery into stupid family sci-fi. How someone like Harvey Keitel could appear in this screenwriting mess is a mystery to me, one that even the hard-working Nick Cage can't solve…
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Mediocre humdrum on all fronts starting with the screenplay (which badly and lamely borrows from the already obtuse DaVinci Code), through the actors, all the way to the music and directing. There isn’t even one original idea here, but even so it is pleasant to watch. However, as soon as the final credits begin, you have no idea what it was about. It leaves no lasting impression. It simply disappears into thin air.
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The occasional unexpected twists go very well together with the dynamic editing in the rhythm of the energetic Zimmer-esque soundtrack, but in the second half, you give up just like you did with Pirates of the Caribbean. Monotony and protractedness set in and you’re no longer really interested in what exactly is happening in the film. Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger are again fine, but Sean Bean already has more distinctive bad guys on his resumé. But that’s what you get with a Disney production – soft villains.
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