With all the will in the world this could have been a barn stormer. But then it was ALWAYS doomed for critical backwash.
The history of Tom Selleck and his tie to the Magnum contract that prevented him starting the Indiana franchise (and possibly ruining a decent film) is well documented. So much so that it almost appears as though this film was created as a consilation prize. "You didn't get Raiders, so here's some variation on the theme".
Sadly, despite the assitance of Brian Blessed (surely I was not the only one waiting for him to say "Indi, Indi!" alla John Rhys-Davies) it never got off the ground..... if you pardon the pun.
Still John Barry music good, if a little somber.
Oh and plot? Crape paper could take lessons from it.... plays out like a 1930's B movie, with all the trimmings. Mercilessly cut up for Sunday afternoon TV viewing during quiet summer months.
Still, only set Tom's movie carrier back 5 years... so can't be all that bad. And the ending. "No need to come out, all the value of the company is in patents". So a wasted journey.... You would have thought she'd have checked that before setting out and saved us all 2 hours.
The history of Tom Selleck and his tie to the Magnum contract that prevented him starting the Indiana franchise (and possibly ruining a decent film) is well documented. So much so that it almost appears as though this film was created as a consilation prize. "You didn't get Raiders, so here's some variation on the theme".
Sadly, despite the assitance of Brian Blessed (surely I was not the only one waiting for him to say "Indi, Indi!" alla John Rhys-Davies) it never got off the ground..... if you pardon the pun.
Still John Barry music good, if a little somber.
Oh and plot? Crape paper could take lessons from it.... plays out like a 1930's B movie, with all the trimmings. Mercilessly cut up for Sunday afternoon TV viewing during quiet summer months.
Still, only set Tom's movie carrier back 5 years... so can't be all that bad. And the ending. "No need to come out, all the value of the company is in patents". So a wasted journey.... You would have thought she'd have checked that before setting out and saved us all 2 hours.