REVIEW: INDIANA JONES 4

Indiana Jones returns to the big screen after a 19 year absence. Was it worth the wait? I don't know. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is my least favorite of the four Indy movies, but it's still a good movie. There's enough good stuff to make it a good and fun movie. Harrison Ford, despite his age, can still kick butt. The action scenes are top notch. There's a lot of good humor. And Shia LaBeouf is surprisingly good.
 
 
What are the flaws? Well, for starters the movie lacks suspense. The other three movies, most notably Raiders of the Lost Ark, allowed room for suspense. This movie was just moving too fast to allow it. There was A LOT of scenes where suspense could have been included but Spielberg just wanted to move on to the next scene. Another thing the movie lacks is heart. I don't want to spoil anything, but there's an interesting relationship between Indy, Mutt (Shia's character), and Marion (the love interest from Raiders). Spielberg gives us a couple of good scenes, but there wasn't enough. And the scenes that we do get move along too fast.
 
 
Overall...you may or may not like the movie. I don't know. You're going to have to watch the movie and judge for yourself. And I say that because I'm not sure what you're expecting from the movie. If you're just looking for a fun time, then yea, you'll like it. If you want more then you might be disappointed.