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National Treasure - The Book of Secrets

National Treasure - The Book of Secrets

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Sequel with adventurer and puzzle-solver Ben Gates, unravelling a mystery connecting his family with famous moments in world history.

CertificatePG

Duration119 mins

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  • Sarah, 18
  • 5 reviews

Review by Sarah, 18

5 stars

17 May 2017

National Treasure I watched a film called National Treasure 2 the book of secrets What this film is about Five days after the end of the Civil War, John Wilkes Booth and Michael O'Laughlen, both members of the Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC), enter a tavern and approach Thomas Gates to decode a message. Thomas recognizes the message as using the Playfair cipher and begins to translate it. While he does so, Booth leaves for Ford's Theatre to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Thomas solves the puzzle and realizes the men are still loyal to the Confederacy. A fight breaks out, and Thomas rips several pages from the diary and throws them in the fireplace. Thomas is shot, and the gunman retrieves only a page fragment. The cast • Justin Bartha as Riley Poole, Ben's best friend • Diane Kruger as Dr. Abigail Chase, Ben's colleague and girlfriend • Jon Voight as Patrick Henry Gates, Ben's father who is divorced from his wife Emily. • Helen Mirren as Dr. Emily Appleton-Gates, Ben's mother who is divorced from her husband, Patrick. • Ed Harris as Mitch Wilkinson, a black market dealer, and Ben's nemesis • Harvey Keitel as FBI Special Agent Sadusky • Armando Riesco as FBI Special Agent Hendricks • Alicia Coppola as FBI Special Agent Spellman • Albert Hall as Dr. Nichols • Bruce Greenwood as President of the United States • Ty Burrell as Connor, Abigail's new boyfriend who works at the White House What I enjoyed about the film I enjoyed the action and the adventure and the funny parts in this film. I would give this film 10 out of 10 because I found this film very interesting and I really liked all of the action in the film.

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