If you're heading out for a movie in the theaters currently, I would recommend Juno, or one of several other films I have yet to see but which I am certain are good (There Will be Blood, for instance). I'd have to assess your cinematic tastes before unequivocally recommending National Treasure: Book of Secrets, but I shall try to give it a fair review here: it's an absurd adventure movie starring Nicolas Cage which I inexplicably enjoyed. Want to know more? Read on....
Starring the same people as the first National Treasure (Nic Cage, Jon Voigt, etc.) but adding guests Ed Harris and Hellen Mirren, NTBS is a fantastical adventure tale featuring the off-limits sections of popular tourist spots: Mount Vernon, the Library of Congress, Buckingham Palace, and Mount Rushmore (so even if you don't enjoy the rollicking storyline, you could stay for the scenery). All these places are visited en route to finding a legendary city of gold.
What allowed me to enjoy the first film was a timely suspension of disbelief. Director Jon Turteltaub seems to have banked on those "don't ask, don't tell" blinders this time and made it all a bit more fun for the viewers. It's an average movie overall, but good enough for a rainy Sunday with friends. Sometimes it's nice to just sit back, relax, and forget about reality for a few hours.
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