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3.5/4
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Movie Man - wrote on 05/13/09
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a well crafted and very fun joyride that seemed like it took forever to get made. I'm a fan of the franchise, except for The Temple of Doom, and i was so excited to see this film, I can now say that i was not disappointed. The cast is great with Harrison Ford (at age 66!) still delivering a good performances and apparently doing his own stunts!. I've been saying for years that Shia Lebeouf is the best "young" actor, he is good and funny as well in his part. It was also exciting to see Karen Allen back, while pretty brief, still good. However, the scene stealer of the film is Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko, her character is so fun to watch and she is (as always) so good. The Action is outstanding, especially the last half hour of superb jungle action scenes, sword fights, and car chases. The Visual effects are great too. The Direction is good, Screenplay is passable, The story isn't the best, but it's been 19 years since an Indiana Jones film, so I'll let it slide.
...Did anyone else get Deja Vu when Harrison ford is falling down the waterfall?
