Duration: 1hr 50 minutes
Genre: Action-Adventure
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia Labeouf, John Hurt
At the outset, I'll put my hand up and say that I have not seen any of the three products of the famous Indian Jones franchisee...so no preconceived notions and no scope for bias for a childhood favorite flick, which would be the case with many a reviews of this movie.
So what do we have here...well, just imagine how much fun can a movie be, and you have got Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) caught right in the middle of a nuclear explosion, swordfight atop the army jeeps driving at the breakneck speed through the amazons, the crew caught in the monstrous waterfalls, giant contraptions and mazes...edge of the stuff all through. Spielberg delivers the way only he can.
The movie begins with Indi (Indiana Jones) caught by Russians, led by Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) who have control over a strategic location in Nevada. A thrilling escape by Indi, not just from the Russians but a nuclear explosion, which incinerates everything (discover how he escapes that). Indi is asked to leave his job as Professor of Archeology due to FBI investigations being carried out about him. Mutt Williams (Shia LeBeouf), the knife-happy street junkie catches Indi and tells him that his old colleague, Oxley (John Hurt) disappeared after discovering a crystal skull. That brings Indi to Peru to solve the crystal maze. Fighting tribals jumping out of caves, escaping quick sand using a snake as rope, caught by the human devoring red ants, Indi and crew discover the crystal skull and finally bring to the place it belongs to, only to discover the secret shrouded behind the legends and mythology of the place.
The movie packs more than a punch, with brilliant performances from everyone. Harrison Ford is still charming at 65 and oozes that rugged style, which makes him the perfect choice for the role. Cate Blanchett is the perfect Russian General (yeah...she gets her R's and T's right). Shia plays the perfect foil to Indi. Amidst all the adventure, Mutt also discovers that Indi is his real father, what with the romantic undercurrents still strong between his mother and Indi. And yes, he does participate in his mother and father's marriage in the end.
So, my advice to you movie buffs is ....IPL can take a back seat. Grab your pop corns and enjoy to hilt.Publish Post
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