Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
By Rob Gonsalves (1,031) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 21 May 2008
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released in 2008 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,067 reviews, giving Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 58%, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Twilight, Ong Bak 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
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