Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
May 22, 2008 in theaters
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
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QUOTE
"I like Ike."
DID YOU KNOW?
Harrison Ford did most of his own stunts despite being 65 years old during filming.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
A reunion that mostly misjudges what made the originals work. The Crystal Skull mythology swaps biblical menace for science-fiction abstraction, and the film's reliance on CGI spectacle in place of practical tension makes it feel unmoored from its own world. Ford remains watchable, and there are a handful of solid sequences, but the film struggles to find the right register throughout. More a reminder of what was great than a genuine continuation of it.
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