Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I joined the throngs (well, plenty of others at least) to see Indiana-4 at Bondi Junction last evening.

Harrison Ford displays youthful energy battling Cate Blanchett to locate the mythical power skull. 'Battling' may be overstating it as Ford seems to acquiesce with every Blanchett demand. And why wouldn't he? Blanchett is all Mata Hari mystique rather than menace as the film's villain.

Abetting Ford is Shia LaBeouf who manages to successfully 'channel' Marlon Brando, Fonzie, Tarzan and Douglas Fairbanks Jr in a charming performance.

Steven Spielberg has repeated the formula of the previous three Indiana films and produced what is basically a carbon copy of them in this latest incarnation of the franchise.

The occasional dull moment does not detract from two hours of familiar entertainment.