National Treasure 2: Book Of Secrets(2007) Movie Review

My review of the sequel to National Treasure(2004), National Treasure 2: Book Of Secrets(2007) starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Krueger, Justin Bartha, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, Jon Voight, Randy Travis, and Bruce Greenwood. Directed by Jon Turtletaub.

Trivia

Because of her role in The Queen (2006), Helen Mirren was invited to meet Queen Elizabeth II, but couldn't make the meeting because she was in South Dakota filming this movie.

Director of photography Amir M. Mokri was replaced by John Schwartzman several weeks into shooting. This was reportedly due to "creative differences" between Mokri and director Jon Turteltaub.

The name on a realty sign in the background of one of the scenes is Segars' Realty. A reference to one of the film's executive producers Charles Segars.

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Cinnamon'.

Randy Travis shot his cameo in one day at 1 A.M.

In the Booth diary the remaining part of the page after the words Thomas Gates Artifex (artifex: Latin) adj., skilled, masterful) is the word Aenigmatum, or enigma. The Latin word and Greek word brought together mean one who is skilled in puzzles.

As stated in the commentary, experts were brought in to match the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln, Queen Victoria and Calvin Coolidge.

The area of the Library of Congress that Gates finds the Book of Secrets in does not exist as an area of book shelves. These book shelves were constructed as a prop library in a previously empty balcony of the Library's Main Reading Room and dismantled after the scenes were shot.

The document briefly seen in Riley's book is an autopsy report for Marilyn Monroe.

The night before the scenes at the University of Maryland were to be filmed a half inch of snow fell. The crew then had to use fire hoses to hose down the entire McKeldin Mall and nearby locations to melt the snow for continuity in the movie.

It should come as little surprise that Patrick Gates would be associated with the Confederacy. In the original National Treasure, Patrick Gates displayed in his library a portrait of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

Harvey Keitel's character can be seen wearing a U.S.M.C. lapel pin on his jacket. Mr. Keitel served in the Marine corp.

Bruce Greenwood, who plays The President, also played president John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Thirteen Days (2000).

Jon Voight's character notes that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt installed a wooden panel over the front of the Resolute Desk, in order to conceal his wheelchair. Voight played Roosevelt in Pearl Harbor (2001), also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

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Film & Animation

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• National Treasure 2
• Book Of Secrets
• Movie Review
• Nicolas Cage
• Diane Krueger
• Justin Bartha
• Ed Harris
• Harvey Keitel
• Helen Mirren
• Jon Voight
• Randy Travis
• Bruce Greenwood
• Jon Turtleltaub
• Action Movie
• Sequel

[ramboraph4life]

Great job with the flick, and I can understand what you mean by the ending. It didn't bug me too much, but I can definitely see what you mean.

[GTAfan421]

I actually didnt like NT2 when I saw it on the big screen. Dont know why. It was good. I watch it all the time on DVD now.