Indy Should Have Stayed Retired

Early reviews of the latest Indiana Jones sequel are coming in and they’re a mixed bag. Reports from the Cannes Film Festival describe thunderous applause before the special showing, but only polite “Harrison Ford is still here” claps afterwards.

Media outlets including Yahoo have reported titters of laughter from the audience every time Cate Blanchett’s villainous Russian spy came on screen. She’s sporting the worst Russian accent since, ironically, Harrison Ford in K-19:The Widowmaker.

Even the positive reviews admit it doesn’t hold a candle to Raiders of the Lost Ark, as if it could. Just once it would be awesome if an actor said, “No, I’ve got enough money and I don’t want to tarnish people’s memory of the original films.” Of course, since Ford’s career has deteriorated into starring in dreck like Hollywood Homicide he probably wasn’t going to be the one to say no.

Worse yet, Spielberg hasn’t closed the door on a fifth Indy movie. That could happen with Ford or co-star Shia LaBoeuf’s Mutt Williams character. For the love of God, please stop them.

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