Review of The Indian Runner (1991) by Filipeneto — 22 Feb 2018

In this film, the third in the franchise Indiana Jones, the most famous explorer of cinema will accompany his father on a quest for the Holy Grail. Directed by Steven Spielberg, this film has screenplay by Jeffrey Boam, and has Harrison Ford and Sean Connery in the lead roles.

After the debacle of "Temple of Doom", this film intensified interest in the franchise and revive her success. In fact, the team formed by Ford and Connery is unstoppable and gives pleasure to see how professional is their interaction on screen. There are two established actors, Ford is very well suited with his role and Connery is a veteran with decades of experience and versatility. This clearly benefited the film, where these two artists outshines the rest of the cast, especially in humor moments, tearing laughter to the public. The script is good, all that "Temple of Doom" had to be and was not, recovering the vivacity and adventurous spirit that had been so intense in "Raiders of Lost Ark". The final sequences, filmed in one of the most stunning scenery I know - the Nabataean ruins of Petra in Jordan - are worthy of staying in memory of any movie lover. The photography is excellent, the visual and sound effects have great quality, some costumes were very well thought out and the soundtrack, not surprisingly, has fulfilled her role.

It's no coincidence that there is a division on what is the best movie of this franchise: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" or this one. There are some similarities between them, especially concerning the quality of final product. For me, if "Raiders" had a greater script and spirit of adventure, "Last Crusade" offset any fault with better humor, a stunning scenery and some breathtaking action scenes.