An average movie

Honestly, for many years, I have been defending Nicolas Cage, arguing that he is actually a very good actor but the amount of garbage he has been making lately is quite remarkable. I know many of us would categorize this movie as yet another Cage piece of turd but it was actually not bad at all, at least that’s my opinion. Of course, it is not a masterpiece whatsoever but what did you expect exactly?!? It is and remains after all a blockbuster produced by Jerry Bruckheimer so if you expected something award worthy, you’ll be disappointed. Personally, I have to confess, ever since I have seen Indiana Jones as a kid, I always had a weak spot for those treasure hunting movies and this one was not an exception. Of course, it never comes near the level of awesomeness of the original Indiana Jones trilogy but I thought it was entertaining enough. Of course, the plot was really preposterous and to try to make us believe that Nicolas Cage could be a scientist was downright laughable but it was never meant to be a serious flick, it was meant to be a fun feature and as such, it was rather successful. Furthermore, the action scenes were decent and the cast was pretty neat (Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer) so what else should you ask for? To conclude, in my opinion, I think it is actually a rather entertaining blockbuster and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre but don’t expect anything amazing though.

6/10