Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of Crystal Skull has been showing at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The stars: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent. The story: It is the 1950s and Dr Indiana Jones (Ford) is a senior member of his college archeology faculty. But despite his increased years, his passion for adventure is as strong as ever - and he finds himself dragged into the search for the mysterious Crystal Skull, supposedly hidden in a lost city in the Amazon, protected by the living dead. Control of the skull, so legend tells, also means great power. This time round Jones finds himself up against Russian forces and the enigmatic Agent Irina Spalko (Blanchett). He gets assistance from a college student Mutt Williams (LaBeouf), ex-lover Marion Ravenwood (Allen) and fellow adventurer George "Mac" McHale (Winstone). The verdict: That whip-cracking, tough-talking, adventure-loving archaeologist Dr Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr is back in action, with Harrison Ford (a sprightly 64) again donning his battered fedora and slipping into his leather jacket as he travels the world in search of lost artefacts. The film debuts today, but what we know is that Indy is tackling a new era (the 1950s) and some new bad-guys (the Russians), but despite his encroaching years still seems to be as keen on a fight and a dangerous situation as he was when he was raiding lost arks. There's no getting away from the fact that Ford is older - and will never be quite the man he was. So this time round he is joined by fellow adventurer Mac and young gun student Mutt - a motorcycle-riding greaser, reminiscent of a young Marlon Brando. Add to the pot the always excellent Cate Blanchett as a mysterious Russian agent and the return of feisty former lover Marion (Allen, looking almost the same age as she was in Raiders of the Lost Ark) and it all looks like being a recipe for a cracking summer blockbuster. As usual there is a tasty blend of archaeological/mystical hocus-pocus as the search is on for the legendary Crystal Skull, which of course cues-up the now obligatory dangerous temple, deadly traps and dangerous natives. Set this alongside gun-wielding military bad guys and the expected conspiracy plots and the film looks set to fit easily alongside the other Indy films. The film, though, does look likely to be the last with Ford as Dr Jones... he is great, but the years are catching up with him, especially when it comes to playing a squarejawed adventurer. Sunday Mirror