I was rather surprised to find that "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" is anything but an insult to the original saga. On the contrary, its biggest flaw lies in its lazy reiteration of the same formula, arriving in an era where that alone is no longer enough to inspite its audience. Despite a more than welcome focus on the archaeological aspect of Indy's adventures, the film still comes across as rather dull and soulless, with too many diversions for the sake of forgettable action sequences. The mood also lost that somewhat cartoonish flair that previously helped to keep the tone light. Indeed, Indy gets sidelined a few times, but aside from the grumpy old man premise, I didn't find him to be significantly different from his usual delivery. The supporting cast, however, is not as convincing, particularly a downright obnoxious Phoebe Waller-Bridge who is downright unbearable and a pretty much absent Antonio Banderas despite his face dominating most of the posters.
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I was rather surprised to find that "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" is anything but an insult to the original saga. On the contrary, its biggest flaw lies in its lazy reiteration of the same formula, arriving in an era where that alone is no longer enough to inspite its audience. Despite a more than welcome focus on the archaeological aspect of Indy's adventures, the film still comes across as rather dull and soulless, with too many diversions for the sake of forgettable action sequences. The mood also lost that somewhat cartoonish flair that previously helped to keep the tone light.
Indeed, Indy gets sidelined a few times, but aside from the grumpy old man premise, I didn't find him to be significantly different from his usual delivery. The supporting cast, however, is not as convincing, particularly a downright obnoxious Phoebe Waller-Bridge who is downright unbearable and a pretty much absent Antonio Banderas despite his face dominating most of the posters.