Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) by Jeffw. — 21 May 2008
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a scrambled mess of a movie with no central point and no real sense of adventure. I never thought I'd see the day when I liked The Mummy and The Mummy Returns better than a Jones film.
The movies that ripped off the 3 EXCELLENT Indy movies from the 80s are now better than the 4th Indy film? Maybe the wrong Steven directed this one. Should have gotten Sommers. Spielberg once said that as director he deserves the praise OR the blame regarding a film with his name attached.
It was up to him to find the right script and the right balance of FX, action scenes and dramatic character moments and ... to quote the last good Indiana Jones movie he helmed -- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade -- he chose poorly.
Lucas must have just been in it for the cash and Ford to revive a dying career.
This review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) was written by Jeffw. on 21 May 2008.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has generally received mixed reviews.
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