Link: Less dash than lash, yet Indy’s on form – Film Reviews – Film – Entertainment.
Then The Speil and Luke’s Real Father couldn’t bring him back for this train wreck. The linked review is far to nice, probably so that the reviewer continues to get invited to openings.
Truth is, IJ4 is a turd. The biggest problem IMHO is that there are far too many ‘name’ actors in this movie. Raiders had Ford as the good guy, Denholm Elliott as his side kick and Paul Freeman as Belloq, the bad guy. The second movie has got no one, including Mrs Speilberg. The third, my favourite repeats the Ford/Elliot double and ads Sean Connery. Not just for the sake of adding a name, back then, he was really on an ex-Bond. Connery was brilliant and it led to many more roles for him after shaking off the 007 history.
From the opening scenes I could pick half a dozen faces from TV including Janitor from Scrubs and some Australian dick from Neighbours/Home and Away/The OC/Lost/Ugly Betty. Not to mention Kate Blanchett, John Hurt (brilliant) and Ray Winston. Why the big names? Because the story was a let down. If you thought IJ2 was a joke, then this one will make you cry. It is so disappointing.