‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ review: End this series now!
nypost.comoff-its-rocker “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, which had Indy survive a nuclear explosion by hiding inside a refrigerator — and ended with a Spielbergian alien encounter.Running time: 154 minutes.
Rated PG-13 (sequences of violence and action, language and smoking.) In theaters June 30.Of course, we always feel happy seeing Harrison Ford — the greatest American action star ever — back in the iconic fedora, even at 80 years old.And Phoebe Waller-Bridge of “Fleabag” adds a welcome dose of spit and vinegar as Helena Shaw, Jones’ goddaughter and latest co-adventurer.
But I still left asking “Why?” Everybody knows the Indy series should’ve called it quits with 1989’s “The Last Crusade,” after Indiana Jones and his dad, Dr.
Henry Jones, Sr., played by the late Sean Connery, movingly rode off into the sunset. Instead, now we get a largely fun-free last, last, last crusade.First, viewers are faced with one of Hollywood’s most dispiriting trends — a digitally de-aged Ford.
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