Watched National Treasure:Book Of Secrets Featuring Nicolas Cage(Face/Off) as Ben Gates, Justin Bartha(Failure To Launch) as Riley Poole , Diane Kruger(Troy) as Abigail Chase, Jon Voigt(Mission:Impossible) as Patrick Gates , Oscar Winner Helen Mirren(The Queen) as Emily Appleton-Gates , Ed Harris(A History Of Violence) as Mitch Wilkinson, Bruce Greenwood(Thirteen Days) as The President,Ty Burrell(Dawn Of The Dead) as Connor, Albert Hall(Malcolm X) as Nichols and Harvey Keitel(Reservoir Dogs) as Sadusky. I personally Think This is better Than the first also Love our Characters returning to the hunt to clear Help Ben Clear The Gates family name as they search for Cibola also love the humor as well a bit cheesy though but still good and Interesting alternate US history in some regard . Amazing Costume Design from Judianna Makovsky(Seabiscuit ),Cinematography By Amir Mokri( Lord Of War) and John Schwartzman(Pearl Harbor), Screenplay By Marrianne Wibberley(The Shaggy Dog) & Cormac Wibberley(Charlies Angels Full Throttle ) , Music By Trevor Rabin(The Guardian) and Direction by Jon Turteltaub(Cool Runnings) A Fun Historical Treasure Hunt Film 7/10

Released in 2007 and directed by Jon Turteltaub, "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" brings back Nicolas Cages as Ben Gates, along with his assistant, Riley (Justin Bartha), hot girlfriend (Diane Kruger) and father (Jon Voight). This time Ben's great grandfather is accused of co-conspiracy in Lincoln's assassination and so Ben & Co. travel wide and far to clear his name. The first stop is Paris, then Buckingham Palace, then the White House and ultimately Mount Rushmore. Their misadventures include kidnapping the president (Bruce Greenwood) and desperately seeking to find Cibola (see-BOWL-uh), the legendary Native American City of Gold. Ed Harris appears as the villain, Helen Mirren as Ben's mother and Harvey Keitel as the chief Fed. It's best to watch the original 2004 movie first so you're familiar with the main characters. This is a slickly-made, fun sequel and there's a lot to like about it if you're a fan of the first movie and the Indiana Jones flicks. But it somehow pales in comparison to the nigh great original. Something about the story fails to fully engage; and the increasingly absurd clues become eye-rolling. Thankfully, there are several highlights, like the sequences with the president. And you can tell the cast had a good time together. The score is kinetic, composed by Yes' Trevor Rabin, like the first film. The movie runs 124 minutes and was shot in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, South Dakota, Southern California, England and Paris.GRADE: C+ (5.5/10)

National Treasure: Book of Secrets is the sequel to successful film National Treasure released in 2004. In this film, the secretly embedded key is on a torn out page of a diary, though not just any diary. This is one of historic significance. Reviewing and watching the film, we the audience notices that it is the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the evil plotter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, containing the detailed preparations leading up to that tragic event. Through the film, Gate's estranged archivist wife Abigail Chase's (pretty Diane Kruger) new boyfriend who happens, by virtue of his Secret Service connections, to be able to provide access to the hallowed stacks in the Library of Congress (instead of the Smithsonian) and, later, to the Oval Office; thence to Paris, to London and ultimately back to America. The film is filled with more clever hints but as a whole it does not appear as good as the original. It may not be as rehashed, which is good and is quite entertaining but it could have been greater as a whole.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007): Dir: Jon Turtletaub / Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Justin Bartha: Exciting adventure about facts buried from truth. Nicolas Cage quests to find evidence proving that his great-great grandfather was not responsible for the assassination of President Lincoln. To prove this he must locate the lost city of gold. Director Jon Turtletaub is backed with thrilling action and visual elements that play out through the entire film. He is a director who crosses many genres with films ranging from While You Were Sleeping and Phenomenon. Cage leads the cast and is thrust head strong into adventure as he sets out to clear his family name. On the negative end the romantic elements are quite obvious and predictable. Diane Kruger plays his ex-girlfriend who is talked into joining him and who will obviously end up with him by film's end. Jon Voight plays his father who must face his ex-wife, played by Helen Mirren for assistance. She is skilled at reading special markings on artifacts. Both will clearly reconcile but along the way they are responsible for a great deal of humour. Justin Bartha returns as Cage's best friend but the role is sidelined by the central roles, which are more interesting. While it is not Raiders of the Lost Ark, it is still entertaining and pointless fun that should be a treasure for the entirely family. Score: 8 ½ / 10