Very Very dissapointed as a long term Indy viewer. I wasn't expecting the old magic, but I had hoped for a respectful sendoff to a wonderful character. Instead we got as disrespectful and depressing broken down Indy with sad character development that no one wanted, blundering gormlessly through CGI environments lead by his insufferable goddaughter Helena (more on this).
The third act is absurdly stupid and the movie feels tacked on and a cheap attempt at fan service which shouldn''t have been needed in the first place, except was because of the pointless character development.
As for the Helena character - she dominates 50% of the movie and is clearly written (badly) to be the cool lead. Of course it doesn't help that the actress playing her has absolutely no star quality and seems to have only one mode -Smug with a capital S. All of her one liners fell flat and they never let Indy get any Zingers in on her.
Anyone being honest with themselves will see that despite nostalgia, this is an objectively terrible movie that never should have been made, much less taken in this direction.
The third act is absurdly stupid and the movie feels tacked on and a cheap attempt at fan service which shouldn''t have been needed in the first place, except was because of the pointless character development.
As for the Helena character - she dominates 50% of the movie and is clearly written (badly) to be the cool lead. Of course it doesn't help that the actress playing her has absolutely no star quality and seems to have only one mode -Smug with a capital S. All of her one liners fell flat and they never let Indy get any Zingers in on her.
Anyone being honest with themselves will see that despite nostalgia, this is an objectively terrible movie that never should have been made, much less taken in this direction.