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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktChicago TribuneAllison BenediktOverall the film is alluringly over-the-top without being overcooked.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe film whirls by in a satisfying torrent of chases, escapes and discoveries.
- 63Miami HeraldPeter DebrugeMiami HeraldPeter DebrugeIt's a tomb-raiding adventure movie several notches below Indiana Jones status.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyAn undeniable pleasure of National Treasure was watching a movie shot locally that wasn't haunted by a virus or by dead people.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittToo bad the clever bits are swamped by no-brainer gunfights, rescues, and chases galore.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldToo dumb and improbable to even go into.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghIt's a silly, stupendously artificial enterprise.
- 30The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIt lacks the conviction to embrace its own garish awfulness, resulting in little more than tedious historical and patriotic hokum, a preposterous potboiler done in by slack pacing and pedestrian execution.
- 20The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIf National Treasure mattered at all, you might call it a national disgrace, but this piece of flotsam is so inconsequential that it amounts to little more than a piece of Hollywood accounting.
- 10Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyIsn't any fun at all, which is ultimately the most damning thing you can say about a Bruckheimer movie.