I’m so ashamed to say that I kind of liked this movie. It was ridiculous and so far off the grid and not even plausible (they stole. the Declaration. Of Independence) but it’s a live action Disney movie for kids. I’m sure the starving newsies didn’t dance around either. Anything is possible in Disneyverse. Nic Cage plays Ben Franklin Gates (I’m not joking) a man who is a part of a long line of people who think there is a conspiricy involving the masons, the declaration of independence and a treasure of more wealth to make Solomon blush. He’s got a team, of course, one of which is Sam Bean (Boromir!) as the villian…because he’s British. There is also Justin Bartha as Riley-the best part of the movie. He’s the comic relief and the only part of the movie I truly loved. He fit in the ridiculousness of the world and the cartoony nature of the characters. Let’s talk about Nicolas Cage for a hot second. He’s not good. I don’t find him to be good in most things. But you can see in this one that he’s actually trying! Ben is a rounded character and I think he has a little trouble playing that completely. He does action movies, and this was in a sense an action movie, but it also has to have a plot and it has to have characters beyond what is expected from a normal, blow-em-up action flick. I mean, Jerry Bruckheimer did produce it. I think that was the problem with the character and thus, the problem with Nic Cage’s performance. But also I can’t see anyone else as the character besides him, which is awkward. Somehow he was perfect for this role. Positivity about Nic Cage? The world should be ending any minute now.

I’m so ashamed to say that I kind of liked this movie. It was ridiculous and so far off the grid and not even plausible (they stole. the Declaration. Of Independence) but it’s a live action Disney movie for kids. I’m sure the starving newsies didn’t dance around either. Anything is possible in Disneyverse. Nic Cage plays Ben Franklin Gates (I’m not joking) a man who is a part of a long line of people who think there is a conspiricy involving the masons, the declaration of independence and a treasure of more wealth to make Solomon blush. He’s got a team, of course, one of which is Sam Bean (Boromir!) as the villian…because he’s British. There is also Justin Bartha as Riley-the best part of the movie. He’s the comic relief and the only part of the movie I truly loved. He fit in the ridiculousness of the world and the cartoony nature of the characters. Let’s talk about Nicolas Cage for a hot second. He’s not good. I don’t find him to be good in most things. But you can see in this one that he’s actually trying! Ben is a rounded character and I think he has a little trouble playing that completely. He does action movies, and this was in a sense an action movie, but it also has to have a plot and it has to have characters beyond what is expected from a normal, blow-em-up action flick. I mean, Jerry Bruckheimer did produce it. I think that was the problem with the character and thus, the problem with Nic Cage’s performance. But also I can’t see anyone else as the character besides him, which is awkward. Somehow he was perfect for this role. Positivity about Nic Cage? The world should be ending any minute now.