I think one thing that it is important to establish from the off, is that I am not a big Indiana Jones fan.

They have all of the ingredients for me to enjoy them, but for one reason or another they just never quite clicked with me.

I mention this only because I think that my attitude towards the original films will have absolutely shaped how much I enjoyed The Dial if Destiny.

Because where some people may, after 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - a film that went down far better with critics than with audiences - be wary of this 5th addition, or may potentially be pre-dispositioned to dislike it, I had an absolute blast!

The film opens in 1944 Germany, with our titular hero (Harrison Ford) on the hunt for the spear that is alleged to have killed Christ, but finding something much more valuable.

Do I need to point out that this is the Dial of Destiny, or have we all made that leap?

Unfortunately for Indy joining him and companion Basil (Toby Jones) is a train full of nazis ready to lay down their lives, and astrophysicist Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen) - the current possessor of the dial.

One thing I was concerned about here was the de-aging of Harrison Ford.

In the past this technology has worked well on faces, but has been let down by the movements of older actors playing younger characters.

Here though, it never appears to be an issue. Even at 80 Ford makes a convincing action hero, and his de-aged form holds its own against and oncoming horde of German soldiers, as he leaps atop a train, escapes a burning building and lays waste to nazi motorcyclists.

We then jump forward to 1969, and to a more jaded Jones. Recovering from a trauma which I won’t delve into here, and spending his days teaching at a local University. He is pulled back into his own life, by his Goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), and back into the orbit of his old foe Voller.

From here on in the Dial of Destiny doesn’t let up, as we bound around the globe, from one set piece to the next. Each one just as fun as the last

As I mentioned previously, Harrison Ford is still a very convincing action hero, and he never feels off the pace here. He can still throw a punch with the best of them and I never once questioned how he was keeping up with the rest of the characters.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is good fun as the morally dubious Helena bringing a new dimension to Indy’s relationships. If they ever did want to continue the series with a different lead, they could do a lot worse than bringing her more into the spotlight.

The real scene stealer, though, is Mads Mikkelsen, camping it up brilliantly as nefarious former Nazi Voller. He chews every inch of scenery, and is clearly having a whale of a time. Something which transcends into his performance.

He is an excellent counterbalance to Jones and really elevates the film

The final act of the Dial of Destiny does go to some somewhat bonkers areas, as the true reveal of the MacGuffins purpose is revealed, but this never spoiled my enjoyment. I just accepted it for what it was and went along for the ride.

Yes, it’s silly, but the series has always had an element of this to it.

The script can also, at times, be a little on the nose - We really don’t need someone to explain to us why Indy doesn’t like the idea of Eels - but this really is a minor quibble, especially considering that the pace f the action barely gives you time to reflect on it.

The Dial of Destiny is that rarest of things. A film that passes the two hour mark (and then some), which I was disappointed to see end.

It is, despite some final act craziness, an unabashedly great time, and one which makes me want to revisit the earlier film in attempt to find what I have been missing in them for all these years