National Treasure….4.5

A damn good movie. Nicholas Cage was a great actor, as usual. The storyline is like so: A man Named Ben Gates (Cage) is a big history buff because of the history in his family. His family holds the key to finding a treasure hidden by the Masons, a secret society, in the late 1700s, around the time of t he revolution. The map is drawn on the back of the declaration of independence. So now they (gatesa and party) are racing against the FBI and the part of his group that broke away from him to find this treasure in time.
Now they dont say it, but im certain the treasure was suppose to be the Holy Grail. It was protected by the Knights Templar, whom i read about in the DaVinci Code. I really found the movie very interesting and it had alot of similarities to the DaVinci Code without the strong religious overtones. The reason I have it a 4.5 and not a 5 is because of some lame parts, and its one of those movies that you only have to watch once. Maybe twice for good measure. All in all, great movie. Later!