INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Hits Rotten Tomatoes... With A Disappointing 43%

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Hits Rotten Tomatoes... With A Disappointing 43%

James Mangold's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny had its world premiere last night at the Cannes Film Festival, and, unfortunately, the first wave of reviews are not particularly positive...

By MarkCassidy - May 19, 2023 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Indiana Jones
Source: Via ActionNewz.com

James Mangold's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last night, and the first social media reactions (along with several full reviews) were shared online shortly after.

The movie was reportedly given a 5-minute standing ovation when the credits rolled, and, initially, the positive reception was reflected in the first verdicts - but the consensus is now leaning much more negative

With 14 reviews counted, The Dial of Destiny currently sits at 43% on Rotten Tomatoes. That score is sure to fluctuate as more press screenings take place (was Cannes really the best place to debut this movie?), so be sure to keep an eye out for updates.

Despite this disappointing start, some are hailing the film as a fitting send-off for the legendary archaeologist/adventurer, and star Harrison Ford's performance is coming in for a lot of praise.

Total Film awarded the movie 4 stars, calling it "a terrific thrill ride. With Ford in fine form, Indy’s last stand is a highly satisfying blend of action, humour and emotion."

The South China Morning Post were similarly impressed, concluding their 4-star review with: "With some throwbacks (including an underused John Rhys-Davies), Dial of Destiny feels like an old-school Indy romp, more so than 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as it tries to capture the rollicking spirit of the originals."

Empire gave another 4-star write-up, but mentioned that the ending will likely be divisive: "Indy’s final date with destiny has a barmy finale that might divide audiences — but if you join him for the ride, it feels like a fitting goodbye to cinema’s favourite grave-robber."

The Irish Times had some issues, although they did award an average 3 stars: "Nobody with a brain in their heads will compare Dial of Destiny favourably to the first three films. There is a sense throughout of a project struggling to stand beneath the weight of its history."

Variety also had quite a few criticisms, referring to the movie as "dutifully eager but ultimately rather joyless piece of nostalgic hokum."

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CoHost
CoHost - 5/19/2023, 10:16 AM
Dude directed Knight & Day. What did you expect?
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 5/19/2023, 10:19 AM
@CoHost - Dude also directed Logan.
dracula
dracula - 5/19/2023, 10:20 AM
@CoHost - but he also directed 3:10 to Yuma, Logan and Cop Land
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 5/19/2023, 10:26 AM
@dracula - Omg Cop Land so underrated in my opinion Stallone's best acting to date.Crap you made me want to watch that now.I wonder if it's on Netflix?
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 5/19/2023, 10:57 AM
@dracula - Copland had a great performance by Stallone and hot trash out of everyone else, most definitely including DeNiro. Film was such a monumental waste of potential and opportunity. Literally one of the single most underwhelming film experiences I have ever had in a theater.

Also, I seem to be in the very small minority here, and am very proud of that fact, when I say that I thought Logan pretty much sucked as well.

Yay, we managed to drop ‘F’ bombs to make our product appear all ‘edgy’ and ‘gritty.’

Yay, we amped up the violence and gore factor to seem all ‘edgy’ and ‘gritty.’

Yay, we (once again) completely depowered our titular IP character because we are a SEVERELY overhyped and overrated director who doesn’t know how to handle superhero power sets without stripping them away to concentrate on the ‘humanistic’ story 🙄, and finally…..

Yay, we went for the cheap emotional pop of the tried and trite overused and overblown character death(s) trope to seem, yes, you guessed it, all ‘edgy’ and ‘gritty.’

Mangold is severely overrated and hopefully this finally exposes that very real fact and cements Mangold’s legacy firmly atop the Mount Rushmore of severely overhyped blowhards s-cked off beyond their expiration date, alongside JJ Abrams, Bryan Singer, and Ron Howard.
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 5/19/2023, 11:02 AM
@pitbull76 - Logan sucked.
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 5/19/2023, 11:09 AM
@theFUZZ008 - you are certainly allowed your opinion.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 5/19/2023, 12:02 PM
@SauronthePower - I liked Logan, but also dont think its the masterpiece that a lot of fans seem to think it is. You make a lot of valid points.
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 5/19/2023, 12:15 PM
@Shivermetimbers - Thank You

I WILL say that Daphne Keene was actually really good in it. Pretty much a revelation among a lot of boring. Also Eric La’Salle FINALLY got to play a non-dickey, sympathetic character for once
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 5/19/2023, 1:14 PM
@dracula - THIS.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 5/19/2023, 2:06 PM
@CoHost - dude also directed

Logan
Ford v. Ferrari
The Wolverine
Walk the Line
3:10 to Yuma
Identity
Girl, Interrupted

Quit acting like he's some hack lol
dragon316
dragon316 - 5/19/2023, 2:22 PM
@theFUZZ008 - needed more action
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 5/19/2023, 4:53 PM
@ThorArms - I was going to mention Ford v Ferrari and 3:10 to Yuma earlier as Mangold’s crowning achievements

Singer had ‘The Usual Suspects,’ ‘Days of Future Past,’ and ‘X2’ under his belt and Abrams did ‘Mission Impossible’ and ‘Super 8.’ Howard had a phenomenal 9 picture run from 1982-1995 (from ‘Night Shft’ to ‘Apollo 13’) but his unge off the mountain since 1995 has been equally as spectacular, if not moreso. Howard loves his revisionist bulls&t takes on history with ‘Cinderella Man,’ ‘Frost/Nixon,’ and ESPECIALLY ’A Beautiful Mind’ tanking his credibility that makes post-1998 John Carpenter wince in pain.

To me, and this is purely subjective, Girl, Interrupted, Wolverine, and Identity are all alright, but nothing special. Wolverine represented an interesting take but, once again, Mangold couldn’t write around the superhero powerset and instead chose the chickensh@t way out by, once again, depowering the IP titular character under the beard of exploring the ‘humanistic’ angle

Walk the Line was flat, insipid trash.

Literal horsesh&t

‘Ray’ stands as the greatest music biopic of all time. The literal benchmark standard.

‘Get On Up’ was a REALLY great, underappreciated film and even Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ were all good movies. ‘Walk the Line’ was literal dogbowl dishwater by comparison

Mangold isn’t terrible, but he is seriously overhyped and fawned upon by Hollywood
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 5/19/2023, 8:18 PM
@Shivermetimbers - No definitely not a masterpiece but in my opinion by far the best Wolverine solo movie.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 5/20/2023, 1:52 AM
@pitbull76 - I thought it was on par with The Wolverine. Maybe a little better, but same ballpark for me. I liked both, but the ending of The Wolverine was a little bit of a let down for me. Loved the ninjas messing him up as he approached through that village, but the final battle was kind of lame.
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 5/20/2023, 2:45 AM
@Shivermetimbers - I like Logan for the fact up until the end you really get to see a vulnerable wolvie and a vastly different wolvie then u seen in the X-Men movies.I love Wolverine my favourite X-Men but boy did fox over use him and mystique for that matter.
CAPTAINPINKEYE
CAPTAINPINKEYE - 5/19/2023, 10:22 AM
I’ll wait and see if Tom Cruise liked it
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 5/19/2023, 10:23 AM
Reviews reviews reviews.What happen to going to a movie and YOU decide as a individual if you like it or not?I'm not say this movie is any good because I have yet to see it.
Midnaslament
Midnaslament - 5/19/2023, 10:24 AM
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