Indiana Jones Defies The Critics

If box-office sales are any indication, theFestival in France. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of
much-anticipated latest installment in the massivelythe Crystal Skull" garnered appreciative applause from
popular Indiana Jones movie series suggests thatthe jam packed 2,300-seat cinema full of critics.
fervour for the series hasn't waned in the almostThe film stars 65-year-old Harrison Ford in the title
20-year span since the release of the last chapter.role and is set in the 1950s. In this chapter, the
In the first two days of its North America-widearchaeologist finds himself battling Soviet agents in an
release, the film managed to gross a not-too-shabbyattempt to recover a pre-Columbian skull from the
$56-million. But the premier at Cannes wasn't exactlyPeruvian jungle. Starring alongside Ford as his sidekick
explosive.is Shia LaBoeuf and Cate Blanchett as a Russian
The sequel managed to survive its most critical eyesagent.
after its premier at the prestigious Cannes Film