Was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull really all that bad? Maybe it's just that we loved Raiders so much when it first came out - it was so satisfyingly entertaining. So fresh and original, and yet old-fashioned.
None of the sequels were really great. Crystal Skull definitely isn't. I suppose it's a pretty entertaining film, and if I had seen any of the others I would be pretty happy with it. So is it really that bad, or just doesn't live up to expectations?
I don't know, and don't intend to explore this question. Instead, I intend to insult Shia LeBeouf. First, "LeBeouf"? Second, "Shia"? Sounds like it should be followed by "As if!" But mainly the sad sidekick role he got stuck with - made Short Round look dignified.
LeBeouf as "Mutt" Williams appears on a motorcycle, dressed in Brando drag. He is a switchblade-flicking, coif-combing juvenile delinquent. Unfortunately, he looks more like Harvey Lembeck than Marlon Brando. You know, that would have worked - if he thought he was a Wild One, but was really Eric von Zipper.
He does occasionally find the humor in his character, but not often. Mostly he is that stereotyped kid-you-are-supposed-to-relate-to, along for the ride. Did he at least Save the Day at the end? I can't even remember.
Other than that - I rather liked Cate Blanchett's evil Russian dominatrix villain.
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