Fountain of Youth

Guy Ritchie has lost it.

Going from Lockstock, Snatch and the two Sherlock movies to this is a huge fall from grace.

The story is really bad and his directing is nowhere near his glory days. In addition, the dialogue is horrible and I'm wondering if he makes the actors look so bad or if they simply are this bad? Natalie Portman has been a favourite of mine since Leon, Closer, Vendetta and Black Swan but the few things I've seen her in lately is horrible acting and this might be the worst so far.

I'm really disappointed, it's like looking at a poor mans version of the worst Indiana Jones movie combined with Davinci Code (if it would be written by a teenager).

Just lazy, unentertaining and ridiculous.

I passed out while watching it but finished it the morning after just to be able to rate and review this with a clear conscience.

No, it's not National treasure 3, in fact it doesn't come that near to being as good as the first 2 National Treasure movies.

However I've seen much worse and it was still quiet enjoyable.

For me not enough of the puzzles and riddles from other films of this ilk and a lot left unexplained.

The film does have Guy Ritchie's style and flair all over it and the efforts of all actors are definitely not in question here. I think maybe this film needed a couple more rewrites before going ahead.

On the whole though, if you have 2 hours to spare and nothing to do.....give it a go.

Alternatively wait and hope for "National Treasure 3"

I've been asking for a new true adventure film since the last National Treasure, but I guess I just wanted it too much, and I got the curse instead of the blessing.

It looks fine, on the surface. Guy Ritchie makes an international hunt for treasure that certainly impresses visually, but in terms of content (and note that Ritchie didn't write this film, when writing is one of his true strengths as a filmmaker) it's as shallow as they come. Some rote puzzles, intermittent fist fights, and an utterly charmless gang of bystanders that follow Krasinski wherever he tells them to go. Stanley Tucci literally just shows up once, for about two minutes total, and you can almost see him just turn around to collect his paycheck at the end of his scene.

Do yourself a favor and go play the new Indiana Jones video game instead. It's so, so much better than this, and was made with true reverence for the art of adventure films.

If you had seen a movie and a half about adventure and old artifacts in the past, or played a similar video game, you know what this movie is about. In about 10 minutes through, you will figure it out..the plot, the bad guy etc. That is not the problem. We watch these movies time and time again for the fun ride, the amount of historical nonsense they can cram through while keeping that entertaining. Sense be damned.

What kept most of these movies fun, are the charm, the cheese, the quirks here and there, fun characters, great locations and action. Those often overlapped sense, character depth and meaning. This movie does not lack on the visuals and actions, it lacks in the former 3. I don't know. It felt too clean and devoid of pleasantries that attract you toward a popcorn adventure flick. It is just..too linear.

Perhaps they wanted to be different, or maybe they did not want to offend someone. I can't believe a Guy Ritchie movie could ever unfunny specially when it's meant to have comedic elements. Ah well, whatever the reason, it was in fact, a mistake. 6/10 for pretty people and locations.

Predictable, slow, lacking emotions and the characters seem taken from the worst B-class action movies. Shame about the cast... it doesn't take you anywhere and the scenes are too long and unnecessary. They want to sell us a thieving action figure and his sister who get lost in too many things that never lead to anything. It's a mix of Indiana Jones and Da Vinci without the action or mystery of either, and it's just a poor take on a well-worn theme. Nothing happens in the first half, and the second half gets worse. I think it was just a huge attempt to create a franchise of poor, lifeless characters.