A big part of the criticism came from the especially lame way they tied in the Crystal Skull story. The conclusion was awful. This was the worst Indiana Jones movie, and the only thing that saved it from being a complete joke was the mere fact that Harrison Ford dressed up like Indie for us. 

They followed the basic path that Ark and Grail used, but a lot of the line delivery was awkwardly timed and there was no way I could get behind the humor. I also really dislike Shia Labouf as that ridiculous Mutt character. Short-Round at the age of 30 shouting obscenities would have been better than another &quot;Please believe this guy's the next up and comer&quot; being rammed down my retinas. 

We had an artifact with ties to ancient stuff (lame as it was) we had bad guys trying to get their hands on the artifact (lame as they were...Blanchett is becoming the queen of over-actors) and the closure we got made little sense. Please explain what the aliens were doing before the skull was stolen, maybe a flashback or something may have helped. Thank god we got that head back on so they could open their vortex wormhole thingy and return to their plane of existence. What the...hell?

You just can't dick around when dealing with a movie with a legacy like Indiana Jones and spew out something mediocre. You've got to blow people's minds much like the first 3 did. 

It was an average movie for the most part, and I think that's the problem. It was enjoyable enough, but we sort of expected more from a title as big as Indiana Jones.