In 'National Treasure,' $ marks the spot BY DAVE LARSEN dlarsen@DaytonDailyNews.com Caper fun, but no 'Code'

From: Dayton Daily News | Date: November 19, 2004 | Copyright information

National Treasure is a fool's gold version of The Da Vinci Code.

Like Dan Brown's best-selling novel, the cliffhanger actionthriller involves a race for a fabled Knights Templar treasure.

To find it, our brainy hero must solve a series of puzzles whose symbolic clues have been hidden in plain sight by a secret society, the Freemasons. There's a beautiful woman by his side, and bad guys and the authorities are hot on his tail.

The difference is that National Treasure's Be...

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