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To say that I was a victim of the hype the first time I saw this movie is an understatement. Like many, I have eagerly awaited the film for a long time and hung on every trailer released and little bits of extra info given out by crew/cast in interviews.

So I was bound to be disappointed. However, after seeing it for the first time, I was just plain annoyed. But why? Friends asked "is Harrison Ford too old for it now?" - No, not a bit of it. He carries off Indy with a more mature outlook and obviously many more adventures under his famous hat, but the swaggering confidence, likability and style he had in the other movies is 100% still there.

"Was the story no good?" - No, without giving spoilers, it's based on a plausible premise (as plausible as an Indy movie has ever been).

In essence I think the problem was a very small minority of the movie just made me go "oh, come ON!". Parts are just so unfeasibly far-fetched and other parts so predictable, that they merge to spoil the good in-between.

Aside, the script isn't brilliant and certainly not worthy of Hurt, Ford and Winstone. Karen Allen is as wooden as wood and Shia LaBeouf is the unlikeliest 'greaser' I've ever seen.

When I watched it for a second time last night it wasn't half as bad, but my mind was ready to gloss over the "oh, come on!" bits and I enjoyed the rest.

Besically, a movie spoilt by trying to cram too much in and lacing it all together with spider-web-thin dialogue.

Shame.

Before making movies like this, studios should ask a panel of the general public whether they'd rather go to see this, or have the studio donate millions of dollars to worthwhile charities.

This movie has, in my opinion of course, no redeeming qualities. It is a spoof of other movies which, although not groundbreaking, at least tried to entertain above the waist. This movie is just a series of excuses for toilet humour, tired innuendo and the odd bikini clad babe. The script is plagiarised, diluted-with-sewer-water nonsense; the acting, even for this questionable cast, is plank-like at best; all in all a waste of your life and breath to watch. Not a single smirk passed my lips.

Seriously though, it is a travesty that this kind of thing still not only gets made, but gets general release, while so many other more worthy efforts go straight to DVD, or are never released at all.

Money for stars, locations, director & effects. Money for script? Oops we spent it all. D'oh! Without spoiling the experience (and don't misunderstand me I really urge you NOT to go & see this film) the whole movie jogs along with confusing dialogue, wooden performances and no major 'heist' scenes for what is supposed to be a heist movie.

I'm sooooooo not a fan of Clooney, but in the first movie his chemistry with Pitt was excellent. In this movie both are dire. Throw in Julia Roberts and Catherine Z Jones to top up the wood-fest and you'd think they hired them all from a lumber-yard.

This film thought it was better than a plot, trying instead to throw so many 'stars' at us we wouldn't notice. It' didn't work on me or many others.

Utterly wasted time and money. Give the budget to charity next time, gents, and spare us all the pain.