Director: James Mangold
Actors: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Ethan Isidore
Genre: Action / Adventure
Rating: M
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ (or Indiana Jones 5) comes 42
years after the original, and while not in the same league as ‘Raiders’ or ‘Last
Crusade’, it is up there with ‘Temple of Doom’. This film is directed by Mangold
(‘Logan’ and ‘Ford v Ferrari’), who knows how to film a car/train chase. This
time, it’s 1969 and we have an older Indy (Ford) trying to find the eponymous “dial”
(more like an ancient ballerina box) with his goddaughter, Helena
(Waller-Bridge).
She brings some good humour and a nice presence to balance Indy, as well
as another pre-teen offsider, Teddy (Ididore), while Voller (Mikkelsen) and Klaber
(Holbrook) are good as the modern-day Nazi bad guys. There’s a few slow moments
early on (aside from the opening train scene), but the film really hits it’s
stride in the 2nd & 3rd acts.
As with most Indiana Jones films, you have to suspend a bit of disbelief,
but the plot-point for the final act is pretty dumb. There’s a few cameos, the
iconic score from John Williams, some good wise-cracks and a mostly-satisfying
ending. Mostly though, it feels comfortable and a mostly-exciting adventure
film, as it should be.
Overall: Solid farewell to an icon
Gav's Rating: 3.5 stars
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