Easily the least engaging of "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones", this is by no means terrible but the acting and the writing don't take enough of the story's ideas to really create a compelling drama.
Indy's adventure in India has a decent subplot surrounding a mysterious Indian cult which his mentor (Margaret Tyzack) investigates but the playing of it is not exciting enough and excessively dialogue-driven. None of the characters introduced in this part, despite the intriguing themes, are sufficiently developed or explored to any interesting degree.
The second segment in China is well-acted but far too drawn-out and by the end of it I felt as ill as poor young Indy was. Nevertheless there is still good attention to detail and the writers do themselves credit but having the characters in each country speak in their native languages. That is something Indiana Jones, in film and on television, has always taken care to get right.
Keep with it, though, as things do get better in later instalments.
Indy's adventure in India has a decent subplot surrounding a mysterious Indian cult which his mentor (Margaret Tyzack) investigates but the playing of it is not exciting enough and excessively dialogue-driven. None of the characters introduced in this part, despite the intriguing themes, are sufficiently developed or explored to any interesting degree.
The second segment in China is well-acted but far too drawn-out and by the end of it I felt as ill as poor young Indy was. Nevertheless there is still good attention to detail and the writers do themselves credit but having the characters in each country speak in their native languages. That is something Indiana Jones, in film and on television, has always taken care to get right.
Keep with it, though, as things do get better in later instalments.