We picked this movie with very little expectations that it would be anything more than a silly caper with very little aspirations. And we were right.The movie isn't so bad as much as somewhat uninteresting and at times predictable, but we watched anyway. We just weren't in the mood for anything else.
Nicolas Cage plays the youngest in a family of historians/scientists who claim to be the heirs to one of the largest treasures ever assembled. His family name has been ridiculed for years because of such assertion and he's hell bent on proving everyone wrong.
His father (Jon Voight, back to his annoying self and barely attempted acting), is the only one in the family tree who never believed in the legend and who disapproves of his own father's and his son's useless quest.
The whole movie is just that, the son's
The biggest problem I have with the movie, is actually with the title itself, which subtly gives away the ending of the movie as if there was no need for the filmmakers to keep it under wraps and let the viewer be at least a little surprised. I wonder why producers and directors would ever do such a disservice to their own creations.
Let's not even get into the many ridiculous, overblown or simply unbelievable scenes in the movie that just leave you shaking your head. They're expected, almost required, in a movie of this caliber, and one could argue that we were in for it.
Anyway, you know what you're getting into now, so beware.
Grade: 6
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