Great action & great actors

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2004)

What is so surprising about this Indy film is the almost total lack of American actors. Obviously Indiana is played by Harrison Ford, yet virtually everyone else is British. Sean Connery (Scottish) plays Indy's father, Denholm Elliot (English) plays Indy's happless friend, Julian Glover (English) plays the evil Donovan, Alison Doody (Irish) plays the two-timing Elsa, John Rhys-Davies (Welsh) plays Indy's friend Sallah, plus a whole heap more.
Throughout his career, Spielberg seems more and more comfortable with British rather than American actors.
Spielberg seems to be enjoying himself so much directing this film that the sense of fun, excitement and sheer movie joy is infectious on us all. Forget about logic and rationalism, 'Last Crusade' is a wonderfully disarming romp that brings out the child-like innocence in us all. We all want to remember the games we played as children, and this film allows us to relive those childhood adventures all over again.