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That aside, her character is grating, annoying, abrasive and wholly without scruples, compassion or morality. To give her a compliment-her diction is excellent. Now, she'll make it all better! Without question the weakest part of the whole film. Here, he is not only worn out by life, he is utterly incompetent, washed up and clueless. God forbid we could have a hero, or at least a fictional champion to admire despite his flaws. OK, where's this going? Precisely no where it seems, other than a degradation of the character we respected all too common in the twisted world of Hollywood these days. Next, we get to the 1960s to find Indiana a depressed old man, boozed up in a Barc-A-Lounger. The opening scenes are shot depicting WW2. The CGI was acceptable, if you make allowances that 10 years ago, such would have been impossible.

The direction, sets, cinematography (though a bit dark and dismal) were perfectly serviceable. I wish more could have been done with the Toby situation, or that the producers had put more care into what was to come. The first half hour or so uses "de-aging" and it rollicks along like an Indiana Jones film should. He is about my age, and I congratulate him on his fitness and fortitude. He carries the film almost single-handedly. In fact, I was wondering when it would, if ever end! On to "Dial of Destiny". That, is supposedly, the crux of the plot of the latest film, but it fails to deliver. It was unusual to me because the hour and 45 minutes flew past so effortlessly that it was like time was suspended. The rollercoaster action, pacing, characters, etc. So wildly successful, the studio ran that film for years after it was released. One of the few movies I paid to see more than once. "Raiders" is hands down, the best action film I ever enjoyed. I was about 30 when I saw the first "Raiders" in the theater.

To say I was let down would be an understatement. I went into the theater with the fondest hope that this would be a fitting ending of the series, and perhaps better than "The Crystal Skull". I watched the latest installment of what is my favorite series.