National Treasure (2004)

Either enjoyably stupid, or cleverly harmless, this film fails to really deliver the goods but winds up being a great two-hour diversion. Basically it tries to simultaneously Da Vinci Code and Indiana Jones American history, while tossing in a few fun chase scenes and some preposterous plot twists to lead to some semi-important revelation, all the while spouting probably-true bits of obscure Americana. It's cheerfully brainless fluff, funny without being offensive, surprisingly family friendly, and almost immediately forgettable. All that's left behind as the credits roll is a pleasantly pink mist that tells you that you've enjoyed the film, but for no reason you can discern. You could spend your time on much worse.

7 out of 10.