Crystal Skull isn't bad -- there are a few dazzling sequences, and a couple of good performances -- but the unprecedented blend of comedy and action that made the movies so much more fun than any other adventure series is mostly gone.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The adventure continues...
2008 · 2h 2m · PG-13
Action, Adventure
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Overview
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
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There's nothing but entertainment value here.
The action is the movie's raison d'etre, of course, but the setups are wittier than the payoffs.
Crystal Skull is a fun ride, but if we have to wait 19 years for the next one, that's OK by me.
Expecting Brando-esque menace or Dreyfus-ian uplift from the Indiana Jones tetralogy is like going to the candy counter at the mall multiplex and asking for some goat cheese and a nice cabernet.
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