Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The movie's convoluted hide-and-seek plot also demands a White House break-in that makes about as much sense as subprime mortgage rates.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
21 Dec 2007
rotten:
As much as you want to applaud the movie's winking commitment to its own Looney Tunes logic, it's frustrating when lazy and illogical plot devices are used like cattle prods.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
21 Dec 2007
rotten:
This sequel is what you would expect: If you liked the original, you'll probably enjoy this retread. But be warned: It bogs down in a drawn-out scene near the end.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
21 Dec 2007
rotten:
Leave it to coproducer Jerry Bruckheimer to revive the Indiana Jones cycle without the period setting, the camp elements, or Spielberg's efficiency; director Jon Turteltaub just plods along.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
26 Dec 2007
rotten:
This just might be the silliest movie ever to feature three Academy Award winners.