Tina Fey and Steve Carrell are two of the best comic talents we have. However they are totally wasted in this in this yawner. The script is lame and almost totally devoid of laughs, and the plot is absurd without being amusing. The one bright spot is the brief appearance of Mark Wahlberg.
This film can almost review itself since it continues in the tradition of the previous three Indiana Jones flicks (although the thrid came out almost twenty years ago). It is predicatble in the sense that Jones (Harrison Ford) is put through the usual harrowing experiences, meeting them all with aplomb. He is still afraid of snakes and is still wearing his trademark hat.. This edition is heavy on computer generated images, which have become commonplace in the years since the first three films, but they are used to good effect. The film makes a connection to the original film ("Raiders of the Lost Ark") since Karen Allen reappears for the first time since that film. Furthermore it turns out she has fathered Indy's son who also plays a prominent part in this film and leaves open the possibility of replacing Indy in additional sequels. All in all, ithis flick cannot match the original "Raiders" but is I think better than the other two films in the series. Hey, you won't have to think, but you'll probably have a good time!