| Metric | Score / Verdict | | :--- | :--- | | | 78% (Certified Fresh – critics) | | Rotten Tomatoes (Audience) | 53% (Rotten) | | Metacritic | 65/100 (Generally favorable) | | IMDb | 6.2/10 (lowest of the series) | | CinemaScore | B+ (decent but not great for a blockbuster) |
Analyst, Franchise Review Division Sources: Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes, contemporaneous reviews (Ebert, Kermode, Variety), making-of documentaries. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008
Shia LaBeouf’s “Mutt” (Indy’s son) was intended as a passing-the-torch character. However: | Metric | Score / Verdict | |
: The shift from Nazis to Soviets (led by Cate Blanchett's Irina Spalko) mirrors Cold War anxieties about "infiltration" and "mind control," reframing the adventure as a contemporary political scenario. contemporaneous reviews (Ebert