Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is something that seems like the last Hoorah from Harrison Ford as the profaned adventurer Indiana Jones, many would tell you about how bad this entry in the franchise is, but those appear to miss the mark as much as the film does.
You know the score with these, Indiana Jones has a reason to ride off into the world to find a long lost treasure before the bad guys do, it's a film with some returning favourites and some newcomers.
Indiana Jones, quite a household name at this point, when you hear that name you know exactly what your in for, the impact that the originals set in the film world can not be understated, this film had a lot to live up to.
A film with adventure oozing from the title alone whether it be "Raider of the Lost Ark" or "Temple of Doom" you can't help but feel firmly planted to the chair your in with a bucket full of popcorn waiting for the witty hero played by Harrison Ford, and that is something Crystal Skull does just as well.
The idea and title get you excited to see what was the long awaited return of the known hero.
However sometimes watching this film the sense of flare, wit, and confidence about Indiana seems to be missing, perhaps the lack of chemistry between Harrison and Shia was what did this.
Moving on however the soundtrack was unmistakably John Williams all the way giving you the sense of thrill and discovery matching the glorious looking visual presented using fancy French terms such as mise en scene just doesn't do it justice.
Now it's not an awful film, nothing even close but it does fail to bring back the same feelings that the previous entries brought, this is the fourth time we've seen Indy being brought into the thick of things all for treasure.
But...
You can only do so much with one character before they have nowhere else to go, and it would seem that the writers think that too, as the addition of bigger action set pieces to come into play from a fall along giant waterfall to the infamous Nuclear Bomb scene.
The same thing happened with Die Hard, once you have seen a hero succeed multiple time the journeys they take have to get harder, or else you lose that sense of progression, but for Indiana Jones, this amping up of action ruins the film.
All the pieces for a great Indiana Jones film are there, the one thing that's missing is our main characters progression as a person.
Adventure discovery and action are the pillars of which hold this franchise up high, and I would recommend this film, it's an ok experience but, just don't expect to feel blown away.
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