Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Running Time: 122 minutes

Summary: During the Cold War, Soviet agents watch Professor Henry Jones when a young man brings him a coded message from an aged, demented colleague, Henry Oxley. Led by the brilliant Irina Spalko, the Soviets tail Jones and the young man, Mutt, to Peru. With Oxley's code, they find a legendary skull made of a single piece of quartz. If Jones can deliver the skull to its rightful place, all may be well; but if Irina takes it to its origin, she'll gain powers that could endanger the West. Aging professor and young buck join forces with a woman from Jones's past to face the dangers of the jungle, Russia, and the supernatural.

Review: Obviously the worst of any of the Indiana Jones movies, this one takes kitchy to an entirely new level.

Almost 20 years have passed since we last checking in on Indie and his archeological adventures. At that time he and Sean Connery were kicking German ass in the epic Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I can say without hesitation that it definitly should have been the last crusade for Indiana Jones.

The story is ridiculous and far-fetched, even for an Indiana Jones moving leaves you with more questions at the end of the movie than you had at the beginning! Why were those jumpy guys in the cemetary? Are they related at all to the guys at the temple? How did Indiana find the cemetary so quickly? Why did the knowledge burn out that chicks eyes? Why does Cate Blanchett's Ukranian accent suck so badly? Why does Shia Le Beouf wear that incrediably stupid hat at the beginning of the movie?

So many unanwsered questions.

The acting is passable and I loved the fact that the adorable Karen Allen returned to reprise her role as Marion Ravenwood. But the movie is clearly resting on the laurels of every other Indiana Jones movie, using the very same jokes and some almost identical action sequences.

Gone are the days when Indy's intelligence and bumbling luck charmed him into our heats. These days he is more "old fart" than charismatic leading man.

Best Quotes: Indiana Jones - "[crashes into a truck windshield after a failed swing from his whip] Damn, I thought that was closer..."

Rating: 4 nests out of 10