All I wanted was something better than KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. It is, but only just. Given its old-fashioned adventure story origins, an Indiana Jones movie should never feel video-gamey, but during its opening and final act set pieces DIAL OF DESTINY this disappointingly does. Elsewhere it’s more promising and more fun, with a septuagenarian Indy (Harrison Ford) reluctantly recruited by his formidable goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) to find Archimedes’ legendary temporal-shifting dial before the Nazis (them again) do. You get all of the franchise greatest hits from elaborate puzzles in ancient temples to encounters with nasty beasties and various chases on an assortment of modes of transport all accompanied by John Williams’ uplifting orchestration. Ford is at his growly best until unexpected moments of humour or vulnerability shine through the cracks and it’s great to see Waller-Bridge get to play such a kick-ass role for a change, but most of the rest of the cast are disposable and by the end you find yourself asking, was that it? SSP