Spielberg's direction is typically manipulative, but the stars and megabucks spent maintain our interest.
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05/05/08
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
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Reviews Counted:54
Fresh:48
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Steven Spielberg's third action-packed entry in the Indiana Jones trilogy evokes the cliffhanger Saturday matinee serials of yesteryear. It's 1938 and Indy (Harrison Ford) receives word that his... [More]
Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, John Rhys-Davies, Alison Doody
Director: Steven Spielberg
Reviews for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Top CriticThe chemistry between its two stars is a thing of dreams, but the plot is a tad too episodic to make it a classic.
05/05/08
Top CriticJeffrey Boam's script dabbles with themes of neglect and reconciliation, but there's nothing ponderous about the duo's near death scrapes and light-hearted tussels over the same blonde Fräulein.
06/24/06
Top CriticA brilliant coup sees the film kick off with an extended flashback to Indiana's early days and our young hero (Phoenix) having his first taste of adventure during a scout trip in Utah.
01/10/02
Top Criticthoroughly entertaining
02/26/05
Now only twilight and sunset. Illumination fades; the self annihilates in silhouette. And all (father, son, and spirit) is one.
05/19/08
Despite strong acting (the slapstick energy between Ford and Connery is wasted), obligatory chases and stunts and splendid art direction, the virtuoso technique evident in every frame remains formulaic -- unaccompanied by revelation, epiphany or surprise.
05/05/08
Top CriticA very disappointing sequel that's just too jokey for its own good. Lacks the intense thrills of the first two.
02/16/06
The final section, in which Indy must claim the Grail and save his father's life, is imbued with a turgid, pop-mystical tone.
01/01/00
The third, most Freudian and weakest of the three chapters of the Indiana Jones saga that began so well in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark, but then gradually declined.
05/04/08
The least fun of the three: overworked and uninspired.
07/08/04
There's considerable pleasure in watching these two lions spar, but sometimes Last Crusade mistakes dotting every I and crossing every T for detailed character development.
05/21/08
The fast pace and force-fed wisecracks are as seamless as ever, but rarely has audience laughter sounded as hollow.
05/05/08
This is reportedly the last time producer/writer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg will treat movie fans to an Indiana Jones adventure, and it's pretty obvious they were determined to send Indy riding off into the sunset in style.
05/22/08
The third entry in this adventure series is an improvement on the second (a prequel), although it can't be said that The Last Crusade breaks any new ground.
10/01/03
Top CriticHarrison Ford overacts. Everytime he says "dad," I want to cringe.
12/05/03
Last Crusade is pure kicks, and I would never fault this spunky blast of quips and near-misses for trying to vanilla its way back into the hearts of millions.
08/26/09
No review available.
07/02/04
Of the three Jones films, The Last Crusade may well become the sentimental favorite, the Indiana to end them all.
05/20/03
Top CriticIt's impossible to recapture the joy and wonder of seeing a superlative picture like Raiders for the first time, but to his credit Spielberg comes very close.
01/01/00
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