Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Movie Review

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Chris Stuckmann reviews the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, concluding that while it has some decent ideas and sequences, it is ultimately an aggressively mediocre and disappointing movie, giving it a grade of C-minus.

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What it concludes

• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is aggressively mediocre.
• The film opens with an ominous warning sign in its CGI gopher opening shot.
• Harrison Ford is great as Indiana Jones, but Shia LaBeouf's character Mac is a terrible and unmotivated addition.
• Cate Blanchett's character Spalko serves her purpose as an evil Russian character, but the movie lacks tension and stakes.
• John Williams' score and the crystal skull theme are excellent, but the overall movie suffers from unconvincing digital cinematography and poor script execution.
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull receives a grade of C-minus.