Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Rating: **
Nonna's Rating: $$
Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
After viewing Journey to the Center of the Earth, I was ready for a rousing adventure film -- one with a charismatic hero and plenty of action. I couldn't have been more disappointed with this latest offering in the Indiana Jones franchise. I got the feeling that a studio exec had said to Harrison Ford: "Listen, all you have to do is put on the hat and the jacket, wield that whip a few times, and we'll pay you a zillion dollars." And that's just about what Ford does. He's Indy without the passion and the energy. I wanted to give him a bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol for all his obvious aches and pains. I hate to say this, but he's too damn old to play the part, and the plot, a cold war version of Raiders of the Lost Ark, seemed tired and worn. Karen Allen, on the other hand, managed to inject her energy and spunk every time she was on screen. Rent this one on a cold winter night.
Nonna's Ratings:
$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
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