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Genres:
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Action /
Adventure /
Thriller
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Release:
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Director:
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Jon Turteltaub
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Actors:
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Erik King,
David Dayan Fisher,
Stewart Finlay-McLennan,
Stephen A. Pope,
Nicolas Cage,
Diane Kruger,
Justin Bartha,
Sean Bean,
Jon Voight,
Harvey Keitel,
Christopher Plummer,
Oleg Taktarov,
Annie Parisse,
Mark Pellegrino,
Armando Riesco
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Duration:
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131 min.
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Rating:
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(6.9/10)115.5
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Plot Summary:
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A treasure hunter is in hot search of a mythic treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his chief turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on.
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Tags:
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Fools Gold
A slow, grinding "adventure" seeking treasure left by American Revolutionary leaders. Dull to extreme, Cage follows a series of ever more ridiculous clues to an utterly predicable and contrived ending.
Unreservedly unoriginal the film even boasts a pointless blonde love interest and a British bad guy, Sean Bean.
For ages 8-10.
Da Vinci code meets Indiana Jones
...but not quite as good as either.
The plot has enough holes to make a Swiss cheese jealous, but the pace is good, and the action fun to watch. Question: on these "must solve a string of clues to reach the treasure" plots, why is it there is always such a flying hurry to solve each clue? Why do they never go home, think about it, and do a bit of research?
Anyhow, the film is well shot, and Nicholas Cage brings his usual unorthodox charisma to the role (although perhaps not ideal casting for a highbrow academic character). Diane Kruger (damn, she is good looking) is allowed to talk more in this film than she was in her role as Helen in "Troy", but suffers from a bit of the Schwarzaneggers (Germanic accent interrupts dialogue). Sean Bean fills the mena...
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