Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
**½
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, Mads Mikkelsen, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann
Just when Indiana Jones is about to retire, he is forced to accompany his estranged goddaughter Helena on another adventure to locate the missing half of Antikythera, a potentially destructive artifact developed by Archimedes. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came 19 long years after the original trilogy and inevitably disappointed. Another 15 years have passed, James Mangold takes over from Steven Spielberg, and 80-year-old Harrison Ford returns to the role for the final time. The fifth movie provides decent entertainment but it is totally pointless. The treasure quest doesn't offer anything fresh (it's set In 1969, but the villain is once again a Nazi) and the CGI-heavy action set pieces are mechanical. It's 2023, so the running time must obviously be 30 minutes longer than in any of the previous four instalments.
