The Pitch: Raiders of the Lost Ark but with more flirtation.
If you are going
to make an off-brand Indiana Jones movie, you might as well do it right.
This is directed by Robert Zemeckis, who in a lot of ways, is like
Spielberg-lite. Michael Douglas is a solid substitute for Harrison Ford.
Kathleen Turner might even be an upgrade for Karen Allen. And, much like Raiders
of the Lost Ark, it's hard to say much bad about the movie. It's fun. The
chemistry of the leads is great. The movie is just the right length. It has a
zippy screenplay that doesn't get too bogged down in the world building or
unneeded background. Enough on the fringes fell just short of me loving
it, but it's hard not to recommend it.
It is interesting
to think about what would've happened with Robert Zemeckis without this movie.
He hadn't found much success before Romancing the Stone. If this
flopped, he wasn't likely to get another big budget movie, at least not for a
long time. So, no Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, or
Forest Gump. That's not a world I want to live in.
Verdict (?): Strongly Recommend
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