Watch the trailer: http://movies.aol.com/movie/national-treasure-book-of-secrets/28115/main
For a movie lasting over two hours, it was well-paced and the time flew by without dragging. I never saw the first National Treasure so I didn't know what to expect but it wasn't necessary since you learned enough about the characters in the first few minutes. It's easy to dismiss this movie as an updated Indiana Jones clone and that's why I avoided seeing the first one, but there's plenty of thrills and laughs for it to stand on its own. The plot about a missing page from John Wilkes Booth's diary is far-fetched but hey it's only a movie! So sit back and let the fun begin.
Nicholas Cage is charming as the brainy hero and lets his co-stars share the spotlight and funny lines. I haven't seen Diane Krueger since Troy where she played a Helen more wooden than the fabled horse. She got into the spirit of the story and her character well enough to hold her own against the seasoned cast including Jon Voight and the always superb Helen Mirren as Cage's squabbling parents.
OK OK I was wrong about avoiding the first National Treasure. Now it's time to rent it.
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