Grade: B-Not enough good things can be said about this franchise as a whole. All four of the Indy films weigh heavy with contentment among the memories we all have involving them. The only thing that's changed over the years is that we've all gotten older. With that said, it gets harder and harder to wow us with pivotal moments within newer films. The Crystal Skull is no different. While I did like this film, I wasn't in love with it. It DID feel like I was watching an Indy movie. It DID have an interesting story. But I think it lacked a certain emotion that came standard with the other films. For lack of better term, I'll call it emotionally invested. Yes, that's it. I mean, we all feel 'invested' in Harrison playing Indy. We know him and we love him. But I felt like we didn't connect with, or should I say reconnect, with Marion or even Mutt. We, as the audience knows who they are, but I didn't feel particularly 'invested' in them. Think back during The Last Crusade, when Henry Jones played by Sean Connery, gets shot near the end. You felt their pain when this happened. You were concerned about it. It changed the dynamic of the film. The hunt for the grail turned into a hunt to save his father's life. That wouldn't have been possible without being emotionally invested in them to begin with. In the Crystal Skull, Marion or Mutt could've been wounded and it wouldn't have phased me a bit.
I won't mention Shia's Tarzan scene...nope, not going there. If you've seen it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. And I won't mention Indy's Nuclear survival in a fridge either. Nuh-uh.
I liked Cate Blanchett in her portrayal of Natasha, er, I mean a Russian leader named Irina. I seriously kept waiting for Boris to pop out from somewhere. But alas, no dice. All in all, the Crystal Skull was fun, don't get me wrong. It's your typical, over the top Indy movie. Just don't take it too seriously or you'll walk away disappointed.
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