Who Knew History Could Be Exciting?

The other night I finally sat down to watch "National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets." Now, I'm a fan of American history, though they were leaning more on the Civil War and Lincoln Conspiracy than my preferred American Revolution.

Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) and his father, Patrick (Jon Voight), go on a quest to clear their ancestor's name as one of the Lincoln assassins. Riley and Abigail (Diane Kruger) are once again along for the ride, though Abigail and Ben have been having some relationship issues. They go to France and England, followed by the man who turned in the proof (Ed Harris) and being monitored as well by the FBI. They realize that they are going to Cibola, the fabled city of gold. To find it, Ben tricks the president down into a secret passage to ask him about the Book of Secrets--information only the presidents know. He tells Ben where it is (the Library of Congress) and he needs his mother's (Helen Mirren) help in translating it. Will he find the lost city?

I know the answer of course, as do others who've seen the movie. But I don't like giving endings away. The movie moved pretty quickly and never dragged. It sucked you in. And in true Disney sense, you were so entertained, you didn't realize you were learning (see Epcot). Everything work together, though I was confused as to the final location of Cibola. Why there? Seriously. Good work on the cast's part and Helen Mirren had great chemistry with Voight. I heard there's already a National Treasure 3 in the works. Wonder what they'll tackle this time...