My favourite of the first three films

Rating: 7/10 (17 April 2020)

My favourite of the first three films.
'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' is much closer to the level that I expected from this franchise. It still isn't anything extraordinary, but it's certainly a more enjoyable ride.
Harrison Ford, again great, is belatedly joined by a co-star who is on his level in Sean Connery. Ford and Connery are excellent together, raising the film's pedigree whilst also adding better humour. Even away from those two, the cast is a marked improvement as we see John Rhys-Davies return alongside newcomer Julian Glover.
The plot is still the weaker part of Indiana Jones, at least to me. I wasn't really interested in the objective of The Last Crusade, not that I was bored but I wasn't overly engrossed; just like with 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'.
There's still a lot of good to this though, particularly with John Williams' music once more. It has been a consistent if underwhelming trilogy so far, yet I'm still intrigued to see what 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' brings to the table.