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“Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.” I quite like this wild turn the film takes. It seems appropriate that our favorite archaeologist would get a chance to experience what he does.

While far from perfect, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is more of the film that should have followed 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Instead, due to the underwhelming reception of “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” we have a film that is both a course correction and a swan song and a pretty decent one at that. It drags a bit in the mid-section and may not be able to match the magic of “Raiders,” “Temple of Doom” or “Last Crusade,” but it’s a fun and respectable opportunity to see Ford crack that whip one more time, punch a Nazi in the face one more time and hear John Williams compose an iconic Indy score one more time.

Here’s me tipping my fedora to Ford and director Mangold for one last, quality ride!

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