Review of The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) by Edward S — 26 Oct 2007

You will think of Indiana Jones when you watch the movie.

The main plot is to retrieve important artifact, and save the world from bad guy.

But there are some slight differences :

1. Flynn (the main character) is more geek than Indiana. But he's more clever and has a strong deductive analysis, like how he can tell personal facts of his interviewer.

2. The movie uses many historical events or items, and sometimes without any explanation. For instance, Excalibur, sword in the stone. People who do not know Arthur will not know the background why the sword is in the stone, and why Flynn is asked to try to draw it.

There are a lot of references : Pandora's box, Great Year, Shangri-La, etc.

Don't expect the scenes are as amazing as Indiana Jones (this is made for TV).

The story also is quite simple and plain, like watching a 1.5 hr TV episode.

But it will be a fun movie for people who like history.