They Named Indiana After The Dog?

Rating: 8/10 (11 February 2007)

When I first saw this movie, my impression as I walked out of the theater is that this film has the perfect ending. After eating your popcorn & drinking your soda, watching our heroes win & ride off into the sunset is the perfect ending. It is exactly the feeling you want to create leaving a movie.
Then I realized, the whole film gives you a perfect feeling like that. The late River Phoenix & the opening sequence set a perfect mood for what is to come. When you think of Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), who better to play his father, Henry Jones, than Sean Connery.
The plot is well thought out for this one, going back to the first movie in the series & using a biblical theme. For some reason, this element missing seemed to detract from the second installment of the series. The cup of Christ seems a perfect follow for the Ark of the Covenant.
There is plenty of light comedy in the film. Every thing from father & son sharing the same lover (wonder if Celista Flockhart would like to try that in real life?) to Adolf Hitler autographing Dr. Henry Jones book in a bizarre sequence of events that starts on a blimp, no less.
The father / son plot line works well in creating comedy & emotional ties in their sharing the adventure as well. The movie has a terrific pace, & the viewer enjoys the action so well that there is little time to question anything that is totally absurd. To me, this movie is more entertaining than Raiders of The Lost Ark, & is the best one yet.