National Treasure: Book of Secrets 2007 by AverageMansReviews

National Treasure: Book of Secrets 2007 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/drowning

Family names: to clear their family name Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gates [Nicolas Cage,] the returning characters with more of a role from his father Patrick Henry Gates [Jon Volght] with the additions of Benjamin's mother Dr. Emily Appleton-Gates [Helen Mirren] and Mitchell "Mitch" Wilkinson [Ed Harris] who throws shade on the Gates family name with proof what he is saying has truth to it.

The pacing is worse than it is predecessor National Treasure 2004 if you want to know my thoughts on it here is the Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2022/06/national-treasure-2004-by.html and I know the previous projects generally speaking is good, it just runs out of steam. But this sequel is roughly speaking 124 minutes long, but 6 minutes shorter. I know it isn't much, but generally this film the opening section is slow, followed by a middle section or around here has a get up and go to it, followed by back into this slow film, even though in fairness and balance from beginning to end of this film there is lots happening.

The action, comedy and art are good; like generally speaking we have Benjamin, Dr. Abigail Chase [Diane Kruger,] and Riley Poole [Riley Poole] on the run from Mitchell and his henchmen/hench-people so it turns into a car chase so when Benjamin quickly reverses this car [using this reversing system; located in the front but off to one side, there is this camera located on the outside in the middle of the boot, but lower down] the  all these dogs quickly move out the way well minus one, there is this young very cute dog that since there and licks the camera to say hi and there is another comical moment in this chasing sequence watch out for alcohol barrel. I really did like this puzzle as it relates to The Resolute Desks, I won't give too much away, the mechanics of them is excellently worked out and elegant as well. We also have an illuminating sequence which is a positive like its predecessor and as it relates to other puzzles and scenery and their constructions these are also positives. But they also tried to recreate this one moment where Riley has got one over Benjamin, Abigail and this time Patrick; with this time his new book " The Templar Treasure and Other Myths that are True" with no one reading this book, but this time around it fell flat on its face.

The character developments and performances; the character developments and performances are safe and reliable, you know they are good, there is much I can say about them really other than once again FBI Special Agent Peter Sadusky [Harvey Keitel] is class, but his character spend less time in this film so this is not a good thing.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; I mean after taking everything into consideration this mark is the outcome. This film has awards accredited to its name and they are not all positive but not anything to do with this film, just to cover my back I work under the theory of they are here so they count. 1 Winner Yoga Awards 2008 Yoga Award Worst Foreign Actor Nicolas Cage For Ghost Rider and Next. 5 Nominees including Teen Choice Awards 2008 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure Diane Kruger.