A sequel I don't think that lived up to the first one. This movie was missing some of the charm that gave the first one such a good viewing. They even added Helen Mirren and Ed Harris, neither couldn't bring anything to the table to elevate this movie from being just normal.
The one thing that didn't quite gel with this movie is the motivation to get the treasure hunting going strong. In the first movie the motivation was believable but in this movie it seemed the writers just threw something together when there was a more believable route right at their finger tips. Ed Harris' character easily provided the motivation: his families history that would have been a perfect fit with Cage's character. I could see Cage's character buying into helping out Harris' character versus what the story line force fed the audience with this movie. I also didn't buy how Cage and Kruger's characters just seemed to break-up after the first movie. Their banter and conversation were some of the high lights of the first movie, along with their chemistry. It just felt like the writers didn't have enough faith in their own characters and had to manufacture motivations when in reality those motivations were already there. There is a much better movie lurking under the surface of this one that wasn't let out - which is a shame because it would have been a good companion to piece to the first movie instead of being just the ho hum sequel it is.
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