{"id":40029,"date":"2013-12-12T21:37:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T04:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/12\/movie-review-national-treasure-2004.html"},"modified":"2013-12-12T21:37:19","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T04:37:19","slug":"movie-review-national-treasure-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/12\/movie-review-national-treasure-2004.html","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review: "National Treasure" (2004)"},"content":{"rendered":"
I'm \u00a0still trying to figure out how such a great cast and fun plot idea\u00a0could turn into such a dull and unengaging movie.\ufeff<\/div>\n

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A \u2605\u2605 review of National Treasure (2004)<\/a>
\n There’s a ton of stuff in this movie that ought to make it an enjoyable experience. The cast — Nicholas Cage, Sean Bean, Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight in particular — should make it a shoo-in. The subject — conspiracy theories and Freemasons and treasure-hunting — ought to make it riviting. The father-son and friends-betrayed and what-really-important-to-you themes should make it involving and thought-provoking. But it all just sort of falls flat…\n <\/p>\n

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I'm \u00a0still trying to figure out how such a great cast and fun plot idea\u00a0could turn into such a dull and unengaging movie.\ufeff A \u2605\u2605 review of National Treasure (2004) There’s a ton of stuff in this movie that ought to make it an enjoyable experience. 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