The latest Indiana Jones movie was actually a positive surprise compared to reviews and critics. The movie is for most of the time entertaining and has a good pace. Some elements of treasure hunt even bring back the spirit of Raiders of the lost Ark or The last Crusade. Harrison Ford again delivers a very good performance. Congratulations to a true legend to bring this legendary movie character back to life again. Also Mads Mikkelsen works surprisingly well in the movie.
The script has its weaknesses, especially the final part seems rushed and not logical, you come to the conclusion time travel only works in Back to the Future. You may argue that the supernatural elements in the first three Indiana Jones movies worked much better than in the last two. But, this movie is much more entertaining and delivering the Indiana Jones spirit much better compared to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
What I really did not like in the movie were the special effects in the first two scenes, the train ride and in New York. Bad CGI effects. Directors by now should know that bad (=unrealistic, cheap, not state of the art) visual effects put audiences off. A scene like on the train already did not work in Matrix II (or III?) 20 years ago and it does not work this time. You ask yourself why is the train scene in the opening of The last Crusade so much better...first of all get rid of CGI.
Also the scene in New York with the horse in the subway is largely unnecessary and neither funny nor well directed (the whole NY scene looks off in terms of visual effects, cinematography and editing).
But despite the weaknesses in the beginning and at the end, a good and entertaining movie for most of the run-time with Harrison Ford not disappointing. A true legend of cinema!
The script has its weaknesses, especially the final part seems rushed and not logical, you come to the conclusion time travel only works in Back to the Future. You may argue that the supernatural elements in the first three Indiana Jones movies worked much better than in the last two. But, this movie is much more entertaining and delivering the Indiana Jones spirit much better compared to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
What I really did not like in the movie were the special effects in the first two scenes, the train ride and in New York. Bad CGI effects. Directors by now should know that bad (=unrealistic, cheap, not state of the art) visual effects put audiences off. A scene like on the train already did not work in Matrix II (or III?) 20 years ago and it does not work this time. You ask yourself why is the train scene in the opening of The last Crusade so much better...first of all get rid of CGI.
Also the scene in New York with the horse in the subway is largely unnecessary and neither funny nor well directed (the whole NY scene looks off in terms of visual effects, cinematography and editing).
But despite the weaknesses in the beginning and at the end, a good and entertaining movie for most of the run-time with Harrison Ford not disappointing. A true legend of cinema!