Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny gets mixed reception from critics at Cannes
The first reactions for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny are here – and they're pretty mixed.
Set in 1969 at the heart of the Space Race, Harrison Ford's Indy is off on his final adventure with his goddaughter Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). This time around, he’ll be battling Nazis and morally debating the methods America is using in order to beat the Soviet Union to the moon.
In our own Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review, we gave the movie four stars, and called it "a terrific thrill ride". Total Film reviewer James Mottram, who saw the film at Cannes Film Festival, writes that says Ford in "fine form" calling Indy’s last stand "a highly satisfying blend of action, humor and emotion".
Some of the other reviews, however, have been more tepid on the final film in the Indiana Jones franchise. Read on for what they had to say about the James Mangold-directed movie below.
"The action is slickly handled by Mangold, not least a thrilling tuk-tuk chase through Tangier. But best of all, this is an Indiana Jones film with tears in its eyes. We see the character has grown older, but not necessarily wiser. Drinking a bit too much, he’s full of regrets about pursuing fortune and glory and leaving his loved ones behind."
"It goes without saying that James Mangold is no Steven Spielberg, just as it would be wildly unfair to hold any Hollywood director to that standard. On the contrary, there’s something kind of admirable about the fact that Mangold found the chutzpah to close the book on the Bearded One’s signature franchise. What he didn’t find was a compelling reason to re-open that book in the first place. Not only is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny an almost complete waste of time, it’s also a belabored
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