It is a definitely guilty pleasure, and 90 percent of the reason why can be summed up in two words: Nicolas Cage.

There might be too many inaccuracies in the plot, the mix of the past and the present is naive and at times downright silly but makes for fun viewing if you don't put your thinking caps on. The film has enough to keep you involved.

Historical adventure is a fun romp for tweens and up.

It’s never as good as the properties it apes (some of which are copied copiously and brazenly; it struggles with a unique identity), but it’s still routinely funny and entertaining.