Review in a Hurry: Nicolas Cage is on the trail of another big stash, led by clues steeped in wild conspiracies and U.S. history, in a near-exact replica of National Treasure numero uno. Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Though adding Dame Helen Mirren to the mix to sparkle up this sequel sure doesn't hurt.

The Bigger Picture: National Treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle! The Book of Secrets in question is a hush-hush read that's passed down from president to president, for their eyes only, and it's one of many clues leading treasure hunter Ben Gates (Cage) to another billion-dollar bonanza. His goal is to clear his family's tarnished name, after a snippet of John Wilkes Booth's diary shows up naming his great-granddad as a coconspirator to kill Abraham Lincoln. Locating the treasure the conspirators were after (inexplicably, they were also concocting a plan to find some loot—as if they didn't have enough on their plate) will resolve the accusations once and for all.