Ragged 6 months ago under: Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg, J Sperling Reich, Cannes Film Festival, George Lucas, Alain Spira, Da Vinci Code, Harrison Ford
Source: yahoo.com
Sun May 18, 2:08 PM ET
His latest adventure, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," earned a respectful - though far from glowing - reception Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, avoiding the sort of thrashing the event's harsh critics gave to "The Da Vinci Code" two years ago.
Yet Indy's fourth big-screen romp is not likely to go down as one of the most memorable. Some viewers at its first press screening loved it, some called it slick and enjoyable though formulaic, some said it was not worth the 19-year wait since Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford made the last film.
"They should have left well enough alone," said J. Sperling Reich, who writes for FilmStew.com. "It really looked like they were going through the motions. It really looked like no one had their heart in it."
Alain Spira of French magazine Paris Match found "Crystal Skull" a perfectly acceptable "Indiana Jones" tale, a sentiment echoed by the solid applause the movie received as the final credits rolled...." yahoo.com
Face it, critics, I'm surprised Indy still has it in him to swing on his whip, never mind leave the walker. Of course he's not going to be as tough as before.
These movies are supposed to be fun, not about great story telling acting or drama, critics never love movies that are fun.
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