![]() Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Her bickering with Patrick is one of the highlights of the movie, as are their lighter moments when they begin to reconnect.I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of City of Secrets by Victoria Ying. Her knowledge helps the group, and she also adds more depth to the family dynamic, fitting seamlessly into the great cast. As an expert in Native American languages, she is needed to translate information on the plank from the Queen’s desk, and ends up at Mount Rushmore when Mitch kidnaps her. The second addition is Helen Mirren as Emily, Ben’s mother and Patrick’s ex-wife. He’s the catalyst for the higher stakes in the film, and though he starts as a typical antagonist, he’s shown to have a sympathetic side, as he too just wants to clear his family’s name and make his place in history. ![]() His seriousness makes a sharp contrast to the original trio’s zany humor, but he comes to help the others and even sacrifices himself, so they can all escape. He tracks Ben’s every move and ends up coming along on their journey to Cibola. Ed Harris is Mitch Wilkinson, the man who initially accuses Ben’s ancestor. In addition to the beloved original characters, Book of Secrets adds two key characters that bring a lot to the movie. According to IGN, most of the scenes were filmed on location, which adds authenticity as well. The sequel also has extra thrills in scenes like the car chase, or the traps under Mount Rushmore. It’s a bigger scale for the adventure and involves more locations and the history attached to them. They also sneak into the President’s desk in the Oval Office lead the President into a secret passage at Mount Vernon, and raid the Library of Congress, with the final clues leading them to Mount Rushmore. Like the previous film, Book of Secrets involves the characters racing around for new clues, and expands on that by sending them across the pond, to see the Statue of Liberty in Paris and sneak into the Queen’s desk at Buckingham Palace. The adventure itself also has more stakes and thrills. The adventure is meaningful not just from a general view, but from a personal one too, making everything even more rewarding and emotional. ![]() It lends a sense of importance and urgency, as Ben is hunting to clear his family and restore their place in history. This accusation makes the adventure personal Ben needs to clear his family’s name, and the only way to do that is by finding what the diary page originally led to: Cibola, the city of gold. Things grow even worse for Ben when his family is accused of being part of Booth’s conspirators. Here’s why Book of Secrets is one of the best sequels ever.Īs we catch up on the original characters, we see that everything hasn’t gone well in the wake of their last adventure: Riley, after losing his millions, has written an unsuccessful book about conspiracy theories, and Ben and Abigail have broken up. Book of Secrets follows the structure of the first movie, but makes it even better, delivering more adventure, fun, and humor that raise the drama and appeal to all ages. It was so successful that a third film was planned, and though it hasn’t been released yet, the AV Club reports that the script was recently finished. Similar to the first movie, it didn’t receive many favorable reviews from critics, but was again a huge hit with audiences. Ben joins forces with Riley (Justin Bartha), Abigail (Diane Kruger), and his dad, Patrick (Jon Voight), to clear his family’s name. In the present, the page is recovered, and Thomas’ name on it leads to him being seen as a conspirator in the Lincoln assassination. We meet Ben Gates’ (Nicolas Cage) ancestor, Thomas, who burns a diary page belonging to John Wilkes Booth. Like the first film, it opens in the past, five days after the end of Civil War. National Treasure: Book of Secrets is director Jon Turteltaub’s 2007 follow-up to National Treasure.
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