Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny-Fun Joy Ride for Ending Indy Dynasty

"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" delivers what it portends: a thrilling adventure with the dashing archeologist, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford, no wearier for the wear) who traipse through history; literally.  The opening chase scene is an exhilarating throwback to the first time we met Harrison Ford out racing the gargantuan bolder in "Raider of the Lost Ark" (1981).  We get a glimpse of a young Ford in the film; a reminder of the handsome leading man he was and of the seasoned actor whose successfully spanned decades and broadened his oeuvre into comedy and drama.  Clever casting early on had River Phoenix as the young Indy and Sean Connery as Indy's dad.   Karen Allen who appeared in the first Indiana Series as Indy's love interest, has a small role as his soon to be ex-spouse.  The two, unbeknown to movie audiences, were married and had a son who died at war.  The stellar cast also includes two brilliant British actors, Toby Jones (Golden Globe, Emmy and Golden Globe winner) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge ("Fleabag").  Jones' brief role is at the start of the film in its flashback scene aboard a train with "too many Nazis."  The harrowing scene lays the groundwork for the friendship between Jones as Basil Shaw, a distinguished anthropologist whose daughter Helena (a terrific Waller-Bridge) becomes Indy's god-daughter.  Not having seen either Basil or Helena for more than a decade, Indy doesn't recognize Helena.  Helena is the lone student in his lecture hall who appears animated.  Helena hails Indy after class and introduces herself.  Indy is delighted to see her and takes her into Hunter University's storage alcoves to show her an antiquity, a legendary dial, her dad was dedicated to researching.   Basil wasn't the only one obsessed with this relic.  Indy and Helena were followed by CIA agents who assassinated those in the building who interfered with their pursuit.  Helena manages not only to elude the CIA attackers but Indy, too.  She makes off with the coveted item.  The leader of the hit men turns out to be the same villain, Nazi scientist Jurgen Voller, played by Mads Mikkelsen, (b. Denmark 1965, "Casino Royale") who Indy and Basil had eluded on the train in 1939.  Voller and Basil surmised that this dial had the power to transport back in time.  Indy tracks down Helena and her young sidekick and the three of them unite to take flight in countless chase scenes in city streets and through time via the dial to Syracuse 212 BC where they witness the Great Siege and meet Indy's hero, Archimedes.  Go with this throw back adventure movie overrun with chase scenes and mayhem for a spirited joyride.  It provides a satisfactory addendum to the Raiders archives that have come before.  I just ask that there be no more.   Neither Spielberg or Lucas were involved in directing or script writing. As Spielberg explained, "{I had} a desire to pass along Indy's whip to a new generation to bring their perspective to the story."