Indiana Jones received louder acclaim going in than he did coming out.
His latest adventure, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," earned a respectful — though far from glowing — reception Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, avoiding the sort of thrashing the event’s unharmonious critics gave to "The Da Vinci Code" two years ago.
Yet Indy’s fourth big-screen romp is not likely to nearly down as a certain of the most memorable.
Some viewers at its inception herd screening loved it, some called it suave and enjoyable though formulaic, some said it was not worth the 19-year wait since Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford made the last film.
"They should have left-hand well enough alone," said J. Sperling Reich, who writes for FilmStew.com. "It really looked like they were going through the motions. It really looked like no one had their heart in it."
Alain Spira of French publication Paris Match found "Crystal Skull" a perfectly acceptable "Indiana Jones" tale, a sentiment echoed by the solid applause the movie received as the final credits rolled.
"It’s good. It’s a product that is polished, industrial, we’re not getting ripped off in terms of quality," Spira said. "You recollect what you’re going to spot, you see what you get, and when you freedom you’re happy."
The applause was louder at the outset, though. Fans at the early afternoon showing, which preceded the film’s glitzy formal premiere with cast and crew Sunday night, cheered and clapped wildly at an announcement that the screening was anent to start. Some straightforward hummed the Indiana Jones fuss as the lights went down.
The applause at the end up was more subdued.
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