Cast: Nicolas Cage (Ben Gates), Diane Kruger (Abigail Chase), Justin Bartha (Riley Poole), Jon Voight (Patrick Gates), Helen Mirren (Prof. Emily Appleton), Ed Harris (Mitch Wilkinson), Bruce Greenwood (the President)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's National Treasure: Book of Secrets page.
I'd heard some good and some mediocre things about National Treasure: Book of Secrets. I have to say I agree with those on the mediocre side. This movie wasn't nearly as good as the original and I'm glad I didn't bother to see it in a theatre. It was worth watching at home while doing some other stuff, but if I'd given it my full attention I probably would have been bored at points.
The cast is still great and everything is well done, the second movie just seems to be missing something. I didn't find it nearly as interesting as the first movie.
Grade: C
Labels: 2007, action, adventure, Bruce Greenwood, Ed Harris, Helen Mirren, Jon Voight, movie, mystery, Nicolas Cage, thriller
Reviewed by Kat at the 8:00 PM show | 0 screams
Cast: Helen Mirren (The Queen), James Cromwell (Prince Philip), Alex Jennings (Prince Charles), Roger Allam (Robin Janvrin), Michael Sheen (Tony Blair)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's The Queen page.
I'm so glad Helen Mirren won the Academy Award for best actress now that I've seen The Queen. This movie was very well written and has a great cast. It was so well done, that at times it seemed like it was more a documentary than a typical film. They did a very good job of portraying the events surrounding Princess Diana's death.
If you don't like biographies or movies that are a bit more on the documentary side, this movie is probably not for you. Otherwise, I very highly recommend renting The Queen if you missed it in theatres.
Grade: B+
Labels: 2006, biography, drama, Helen Mirren, movie
Reviewed by Kat at the 8:00 PM show | 0 screams