We didn’t expect this to be as good as the first one, and it isn’t. But I suppose we aren’t as good as we were 24 years ago either. We did like the actors—it was great to see Karen Allen again, and Harrison Ford was amusing as an aging Jones. We also liked Shia LeBoeuf as a younger version of Jones. The time period is 1957, and LeBoeuf makes his entrance on a motorcycle looking exactly like Marlon Brando in The Wild One. Cate Blanchett is Irina Spalco, a villainous Russian scientist forcing Jones to help her find the crystal skull. Don’t ask me why she wants it—it’s very convoluted. (Apparently the Russian Communists aren’t happy with this film, and plan to ban it.) The film is as well made as the first two, but we were not engaged by the story or the action. Actually, we found it rather boring. Oh, there were a few good moments and a couple of exciting close calls, but not enough to make this a good movie for us. I thought it deserved a C, but Gary thinks we should add a + because Spielberg does know how to make an action movie. (But it isn’t nearly as good as Iron Man.) GRADE C+