WHAT'S HOT?

National Treasure: Book of Secrets Reviews

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Overview


Genre :

Action, Adventure

Release Date :

December 21, 2007

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Jon Turteltaub

Starring :

Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Bruce Greenwood, Helen Mirren, Alicia Coppola, Zachary Gordon

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..What you get with Book of Secrets is an adventure film with a lacklustre adventure..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2 of 5

“..The results play like the outline for a dour Discovery Channel special..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
2.5 of 4

“..Much of it is entertaining, but all of is ridiculous..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
2.5 of 4

“..It's all diverting enough and holds your interest without ever getting too exciting..”
by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
2 of 4

“..if a popcorn movie with moderate intrigue and occasional humor is what you're after, this is just the ticket..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 5

“..Even though it's all wildly unbelievable and rather hokey at times, National Treasure: Book of Secrets manages to surpass the first one for pure movie fun and some decent heart-pounding action..”
by Pete Hammond [Maxim]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Paul Byrnes [Sydney Morning Herald]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret Morning News]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
Reviewed by Matt Zoller Seitz [NY Times]

Reader's Reviews


Screen Name
Rate This Movie
Please Enter   
Comment
 
 
 
RSS
FB
Twitter

LATEST REVIEWS

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE :

“..something far worse... it's boring..”
by Alex Zane [The Sun]

THIS MEANS WAR :

“..has been assembled with all the haphazardness of an amateur science experiment..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

THIN ICE :

“..has built and accentuates its many improbabilities to boot..”
by Mark Holcomb [Village Voice]

UNDEFEATED :

“..the narrative trajectory manages to follow a tried-and-true template while incorporating the unexpected knocks and messy developments of unscripted experience..”
by David Rooney [Hollywood Reporter]

ALL THINGS FALL APART :

“..it's filled with heart and family and it's just a great drama that will make you laugh, cry and all those feelings in between..”
by Brian Morton [Rogue Cinema]

SAFE HOUSE :

“..together, Washington and Reynolds make a watchable team - and make the occasionally exciting "Safe House" more watchable than it deserves to be..”
by Marshall Fine [Hollywood & Fine]

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND :

“..this affable adventure is in on the joke..”
by Nick De Semlyen [Empire Magazine]

THE VOW :

“..every composition and cut is made with its calculated effect readily evident..”
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter]

IN DARKNESS :

“..it is suspenseful, horrifying and at times intensely moving..”
by A.O. Scott [New York Times]

RETURN :

“..firmly in the unassuming indie vein, Return treads lightly and leaves little imprint..”
by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice]