19 September 2009
New York Times - A Secret Treasure Map That Ends in Manhattan
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“National Treasure” was produced by that Hollywood Midas, Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by a Hollywood hack, John Turteltaub (”Three Ninjas,” “The Kid”). With its ludicrous frisson of patriotism and a nod to “The Da Vinci Code,” a more cynical grab for Hollywood gold is hard to imagine. What does it tell us that a couple of important clues are to be found in drawings on the backs of hundred-dollar bills? But “National Treasure” is so witless and shoddy it suggests that Midas may have lost his touch…
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