By Gary

Harrison Ford gives Indiana Jones his final outing in The Dial of Destiny and what a way to wave the adventurous cult icon goodbye.

The synopsis for the film really tells you this is a throw back to the early trilogy.

“Experience the return of legendary hero, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), in the fifth instalment of this beloved swashbuckling series of films.

“Finding himself in a new era, approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him.

“But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.”

So much negativity ahead of this release considering the role of a certain female support character.

Then lots of stories about early reviews being bad to mediocre at best. I advise you to ignore these reviews and decide for yourself.

I liked it.. quite a lot. This isn’t a story about replacing Indiana Jones with a female character. This is a really good final film and a worthy send off for our beloved adventurer.

Don’t expect it to be as good as the original three films. Go in with an open mind and realistic expectations, and you’ll walk out having been entertained and humming a famous tune.

In the end that’s what Indiana Jones movies are all about.

Director James Mangold (Logan) gives us his take on this legendary character.

The cast is all really good I like Mads Mikkelsen (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore) as the villain, he is just so menacing with very little to say he can have a massive impact on a movie.

This movie feels like an Indiana jones movie, that’s the best way to put it. Indiana jones here is in his late 70s so he can’t do the stuff he used too.

It’s definitely more character driven and even a little glim and darker at times, but I enjoyed that.

There are still very cool action and set pieces that bring back nostalgia from the first 3 Indiana Jones Movies.

The opening sequence is awesome, and I can’t wait to rewatch it.

Just pure classic Indy.

Helena’s, played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) character here isn’t bad, it’s kind of like Marion (Karen Allen) from Raiders in a way.

This movie may not be on the level of Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Last Crusade, but I think it’s still a very enjoyable adventure movie.

My Rating: 9/10