Indy's back...sort of.

The fourth installment of the Indiana Jones adventures. This is a fun movie, but it's not great. The first two acts are very fun, fast and very Indiana Jones. During certain scenes I found myself smiling because it was just fun to see Indiana Jones back in action. But the 3rd and final act kind of slows down and as Mandy said, there's not a real sense of danger, especially from our villains. And although the previous 3 films deal with something fantastical, as this one does, the whole alien thing was a little weird. But I actually kind of liked it, it's something new and different. It's just I always think of Indiana Jones as looking for some very important religious artifact, like the ark of the covenant or the holy grail. Harrison Ford just is Indiana Jones and, for the first hour especially, feels right back at home as Indy. Shia LeBouf continues to impress with his acting talents and does a great job as Indy's....uhmm...new sidekick. The actress that plays Marion is great when first re-introduced and for the next 10 to 15 minutes following, but then becomes uncomfortably cheesy. Speaking of cheese, there are a few moments that got a little too cheesy and a little rushed towards the last hour of the film. And the ending scene, which is way too cheesy, is somewhat redeemed at the end of the scene by one of the coolest moments in the movie, which could suggest the Indy legacy will continue with more films. Also a few of the cgi elements are a little too obviously cgi, which is due to bad lighting. The cgi elements lighting done in the computer doesn't exactly match the lighting shot on set. But other fx scenes look amazing. While there are fun moments tying into past Indy movies, there wasn't as much nostalgia as The Last Crusade, which was the perfect ending to the trilogy. This is more of just another fun, and ultimately unnecessary, addition to Indiana Jones' many adventures.

**1/2 out of 4