6
At its best, Fountain of Youth makes one happy to be a Guy Ritchie fan, its large and bombastic action set-pieces offering an exhilarating adventure in their own right.
8.5
… this is a game that absolutely delivers on the promise of its premise.
With echoes of Indiana Jones, and an A-list cast that is led by John Krasinski, Natalie Portman and Eiza González, this big budget adventure from the prolific Guy Ritchie (written
Indy opened in prime position, even though Hollywood reckons that it's going be one of its biggest losses since, um, The Flash and Elemental, both of which continue to hog
The octogenarian winds back the years, using one of his most famous creations to drive the public back into the cinema.
… certainly maintains the franchise’s legacy of being entertaining, but as the last ride for one of cinema’s greatest characters, it falls short of what it so easily could’ve been.
You know what? Sometimes it is the years, not the mileage.