I had the lowest of low expectations going into this, thought the trailer looked like trash. Went to the theater wanting a decent fun time and that's what I got. The first half is classic Indiana Jones but it won me over in the second half. It'll be divisive but I like what they went for. It worked way better with the story and the overall themes of this franchise than aliens in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
THE reason why I enjoyed the movie so much is Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Really good actress, I like her character and she steals the spotlight from Indy in a good portion of the movie. But never too much and she provides an excellent contrast with Jones' character. Wouldn't mind if she got her own spin-off. Mads Mickelsen as a Nazi made a fair villain in the first half but once you get what he's actually trying to do in the second half the stakes get so much higher and he's elevated as a villain. The kid character is extremely forgettable, made me cringe in every scene he was in.
The flashback scenes with younger Indy were pretty good and the de-aging effects created by A.I. weren't perfect but respectable. The vehicule chase through the city was so incredibly boring to me, lasted too long, it looked fake and those vehicules aren't cool in the slightest. Favorite moments were the eels, the centipedes (that almost killed me) and the entire third act. 2h30 was too much though. Sets look awesome. Not every comedic moment landed for me but it has a great balance of humor and dramatic. Nice emotional ending. I feel satisfied about the franchise as a whole after this.
Review by AcoucalanchaVIP 4BlockedParent2023-06-30T04:23:48Z
I had the lowest of low expectations going into this, thought the trailer looked like trash. Went to the theater wanting a decent fun time and that's what I got. The first half is classic Indiana Jones but it won me over in the second half. It'll be divisive but I like what they went for. It worked way better with the story and the overall themes of this franchise than aliens in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
THE reason why I enjoyed the movie so much is Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Really good actress, I like her character and she steals the spotlight from Indy in a good portion of the movie. But never too much and she provides an excellent contrast with Jones' character. Wouldn't mind if she got her own spin-off. Mads Mickelsen as a Nazi made a fair villain in the first half but once you get what he's actually trying to do in the second half the stakes get so much higher and he's elevated as a villain. The kid character is extremely forgettable, made me cringe in every scene he was in.
The flashback scenes with younger Indy were pretty good and the de-aging effects created by A.I. weren't perfect but respectable. The vehicule chase through the city was so incredibly boring to me, lasted too long, it looked fake and those vehicules aren't cool in the slightest. Favorite moments were the eels, the centipedes (that almost killed me) and the entire third act. 2h30 was too much though. Sets look awesome. Not every comedic moment landed for me but it has a great balance of humor and dramatic. Nice emotional ending. I feel satisfied about the franchise as a whole after this.