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James Mangold takes Stephen Spielberg's legacy and cements it. He also leaves us with a much stronger and better coda with D.O.D. Was it perfect, no. Was it a good bit of high adventure meant for the big screen and lovely send off to an iconic cinematic character? Absolutely. My review follows below.
The de-aging cgi played well and was not used overlong. The promos for the film intimated time travel and of a trip back to WWII with Indiana Jones chasing the villain du jour Dr. Voller (Mads Mikkelson) to prevent an apocalyptic event but the film quickly evolves past this trope via Mangold's capable direction and we instead get a cool flashback with Indy in his prime with friend Basil Shaw (Toby Jones) racing against Nazis, a villain of choice for three Indy films, to obtain a sacred relic, the spear of Longinus, the weapon that pierced the side of Jesus and is purportedly imbued with mystical powers. Hitler's obsession with mystic objects to turn the tide of war is well documented and mined in various films and lore.
Voller, however, like Jones is a man of science and history and recognizes the item as a fake before offering that he seeks an item of true power, Archimedes dial, the "Antikythera". As Jones and Shaw attempt to escape a train flying toward Allied bullets, he recognizes the artifact for what it is and the antipathy between he and Voller begins. The race atop the train is as good a cinematic sequence as any top-level action film. It is unfortunate that moviegoers have become so jaded as to not regard this as anything other than a standard action sequence.
Mangold manages to ignite the drama of high adventure that Stephen Spielberg seemed to manage so effortlessly back in the day. That Spielberg paid Mangold a massive compliment stating he couldn't have done a better job on the film himself was a proper kudo.
The film's promo materials very much intimated a back and forth time travel race but instead we got a piece of cinema that offered something stronger and better developed. After Shaw and Indy successfully escape, we fast forward to present day 1969 where Jones is presently a disenfranchised professor 'spoon feeing' his students whose interest gravitates more to the new, namely the moon landing and astronauts than the past. We learn that Indiana Jones' life has come apart somewhat with the loss of his son and the imminent dissolution of his marriage to Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen). Through a brief moment in his classroom, Indy reconnects with his past via his goddaughter, Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridges).
Waller Bridges is very much at easy playing a scamp, femme fatale with blistering wit and intelligence. She is both Indy's foil and nigh villainous counterpoint. Her father's back story namely his descent into madness over the Antikythera links past with present and fleshes out Helena's current motivations and darker character. Helena is well written and presents a version of what might have been with Indy back in his Raiders days. Like him, however, she has an element of humanity, presented via her connection with her protege/friend Teddy (Ethann Isidore). The dynamic between her and Teddy hearkens to Indy's own relationship with Short Round (Ke Huy Kwan) in the underappreciated "Temple of Doom". This dynamic expands to include Indy giving him proper banter between the two and allowing him his curmudgeonly greatness.
Jurgen Voller is not Mads Mikkelson's greatest work, but as with many of his villains, he manages to make him more than he could be. Voller is cerebral, cunning and like Jones, a man who seeks knowledge via the past. He diverges from Jones' path via his goal of rewriting the past to suit his ideations of supremacy. His entourage includes Boyd Holbrook's Klaber, a role which offers little more than standard crazy henchman fare. Olivier Richters as "Hauke" manages to at least look impressive with his 7 ft. 2 bank vault frame. His presence as Voller's enforcer also manages to serve another purpose, to remind the audience that this isn't yesteryear's Indy. While Harrison Ford is playing a character in his late sixties, he is in actuality 81. As such, any on screen battle featuring him beating up the hale and hearty Mikkelson who is in his forties and much larger would not play well. Even less so would Indy kicking ass with a man as huge as Hauke. As such, we are visited with a wilier, more cunning Jones. His acrimonious partnership with Helena allows her to take point with the physical aspect, noting that Waller Bridges did the majority of her own stunts.
Where the film truly rises, setting itself apart from the preceding film as a proper sendoff is in its denouement/finale. Voller's end goal is met with a challenge and caution by Jones which in turn leads to one of the film's most unexpected and gonzo moments, an unpredictable battle scene tying into the Antikythera's originator. The notion of mathematics mired with some hard sci fi regarding time travel also played well, allowing for a more grounded than supernatural approach.
Ultimately, this is Indy's last ride. All parties have agreed to it. The return of Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) and Marion (Karen Allen) allowed for varying full circle moments. The ending is picture perfect, giving the audience the finale, they deserve and allowing a well-earned ride into the sunset.
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Harrison Ford returns to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist, Indiana Jones, for this highly anticipated final installment of the iconic franchise – a big, globe-trotting, rip-roaring adventure!
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