Not terrible (at all) but not Spielberg

Rating: 7/10 (12 January 2016)

This is a fun enough movie, but as the fourth movie in the series, it has descended into following the formula much too closely. Chris Pratt is just okay as the lead here. I thought he was much better in "Zero Dark Thirty". The child characters were annoying and not really necessary, except as part of the formula. I did sort of like Bryce Dallas Howard, though. Also Katie McGrath. I realize that it is not intended to be super-realistic movie. But a couple of the numerous plot holes bugged me immensely. One is kids(!) being able to start and drive a jeep that had been abandoned for 22 years. Wow. Another was Ms. Howards "ridiculous" shoes. She runs full speed on pavement and through jungle (!) wearing high heeled pumps, and never breaks a heel or loses a shoe. Anyway it is not terrible (at all) but it isn't really Spielberg.