Steven Spielberg makes two kinds of movies. One which gets him Oscars and the other kind for the general public. Thank God for the fact that he is great with both!
The movie opens with Elvis' "You ain't nothin' but a hound dogga" as a backdrop to a mini-chase or race or whatever.The music track lets you in on what the movie is going to be about. The fun starts right away with Indy being dragged out of a trunk and putting on his hat to redeem himself. It stops for a short while after the nuclear test but then it is fun all the way.
I put Capt. Jack Sparrow's movies along with this. At least that's how I sold the movie to my wife to get her to come. However, I do feel they are similar in their imaginative action sequences. The scenes of chase in the forest, the sword fight, the ants, the gold key.......I can go on and on. The actions is not as much about special effects as the creativity. Some of the craziest action I've seen are in adventure movies. The special effects are special, no doubt, but it's almost like the action scenes have a plot of their own.
Harrison Ford is in his elements as Henry Jones Jr. Anyway, his limited acting skills mean he'll only be remembered as Indiana Jones to most and Hans Solo to a few. I don't know the kid's name, the guy from 'Transformers', but he has charisma. I can say that he is a good choice. But the movie's real hero is Cate Blanchett. I jnow she is a great actress but have not seen her big roles apart from 'Elizabeth'. She has done a good job. All superhero or superhero like movies, as is the case here, need a solid villain. Here we have Cate. To act well in a role which has the potential to be Oscar material is one thing but to do so in an action movie is quite something else. I mean what's the motivation to learn a new accent and body language for roles like these?
Although not a great movie it is definitely good. I expected a better movie. But I now realise that there exists this problem with sequels. People expect a lot. But then filmmakers are stuck with stereotypes of earlier films. They are bound by them and work within those limitations. We as audience should realise that. That's why I still recommend this film.
RATING: 3.5/5
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