National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Talky, predictable, boring. I don't remember a single minute of the first part, and the second part turns out exactly the same. Nicolas Cage's puzzle-solving skills belong in the Guinness Book of Records. Quite embarrassing considering that this “intelligent” entertainment is aimed at the widest audience possible so that at least some money can be made from this boring, yet expensive-looking story. The most entertaining scene is the one with the president. I highly recommend it to all intellectuals and cynics. There would be plenty of waste, like mushrooms after rain. (27/09/2008)

It's basically the same quality as the first film. You will get exactly what you expect from this. A glimpse into the past, when mysteries were created, which are now being uncovered by Nicolas Cage. It's action-packed, fairly well-thought-out, and enjoyable. I have nothing against these movies that aim to entertain and nothing else. Sometimes we need to unwind, and I'm glad I could switch off for two hours with this film. (20/02/2014)

Even though chatty like Fidel Castro at a convention, it moves along quickly enough that you don't even have time to think about the tons of historical and scripted bullshit, and that’s not really the point. It's just as stupid and only slightly funnier than any episode of the Relic Hunter series, with the difference that Tia Carrera is replaced by A-list actors and that Jerry Bruckheimer dug deep in his pocket again. Nicolas Cage's lightning-fast deductions would make Sherlock Holmes pale with envy if he wasn’t facepalming. (14/05/2008)

First off, let's look at the academic heroes using the method of association. Indiana Jones: whip and swing. Robert Langdon: words and fat. Ben Gates: boredom and a goat's lip. Secondly, the same breathless melancholy, which receives the second star for the patriotic fun with the president and the stylish bastard Ed Harris. You don’t often hear this much bloated gossip; even Rolko Emmerich would envy it. (08/10/2009)

The Jon Turteltaub crew, led by the radiant Nicolas Cage, bumps up the pace compared to the already solid first installment, rushing towards another treasure and this time even justice. Despite occasional slip-ups in logic, everything happens at such a killer tempo that I couldn't catch my breath. I want to believe that despite years of delay, the Gates family will make it to a third installment. (24/05/2008)