Glorious Tosh

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2003)

This is a glorious load of old tosh. A wonderful finale to the Indiana triplet of flicks which sees our hero crisscrossing the globe, saying hello to Adolf, disposing of dozens of Nazis or troublesome Arabs wherever he encounters them, and then unearthing the Holy Grail to boot. Nazis, religion and Harrison Ford are an unbeatable combination- notwithstanding the absence of any plot credulity. The Grail musical motif is also strangely moving, and gives the film a rather sentimental but effective Christian edge. Full marks to Robert Eddison as the guardian Grail night. Glad to see that even in the 11th century mediaeval knights spoke like the British officer class of the 20th. This chap had lost none of his Eton accent even after 700 years of waiting around to give Jerry a bloody nose...
Anyway, great way to spend a Saturday afternoon- but I wouldn't ask the vicar about the theological accuracy of the whole thing. Not sure the British Museum were the technical advisers either ...