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Year:	2004
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	Jon Turteltaub
Genre:	Rollicking action adventure
Starring:	Nicolas Cage, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha
Rating:	4/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368891/
Tagline:	The greatest adventure history has ever revealed.
Favourite line:	Abigail Chase: "You're treasure hunters, aren't you?" Ben Gates: "We're more like treasure protectors."

Disney adventure romp with a fantastic cast sees Nicholas Cage as a man with a family legacy - discovering the whereabouts of a huge stockpile of treasure secreted away generations ago by the descendants of The Knights Templar.
So far, so Da Vinci Code.
The movie starts with his team, including Sean Bean, investigating a clue to the treasures location when, inevitably, Bean betrays him.
They discover that the most significant clue - a map of some sort - is actually hidden in invisible ink on the back page of The Declaration of Independence.
From then on it is a race against time, as both parties strive to get their hands on the most secure document in the United States to reveal its' secrets.
Good spirited, action packed and exciting throughout, this never failed to impress.
There are some amazing set pieces, some real intrigue and, though it does feel like a mix between The Da Vinci Code and Alias, it's well worth checking out when you've had enough of dismemberments and disembowlings.