Fountain of Youth Review: A Fast, Fun and Dumb Indiana Jones Tribute From Guy Ritchie

Laz Alonso, Carmen Ejogo on Apple TV+'s 'Fountain of Youth'

The new American heist, action-adventure film “Fountain of Youth,” written by James Vanderbilt and directed by Guy Ritchie, is a star-studded good time.

Fountain of Youth review: A fast, fun and dumb Indiana Jones tribute from Guy Ritchie

★★★☆☆Fountain of Youth is on Apple TV+ now. Add it to your watchlist.Guy Ritchie directs this adventure-comedy which, somewhat cheekily, tinkers around with the premise of Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. Stepping in for Harrison Ford’s Indy is John Krasinski as Luke Purdue, while Natalie Portman shares top billing as his sister, Charlotte.From childhood, we’re told, the Purdue siblings were dragged around the globe by their treasure-hunter d…

Here’s A Brand New List Of Last Week’s Most Popular Streaming Films And Shows In The UK

Read The Most Popular Films And TV Programmes Streaming In The UK Last Week Thanks to JustWatch, here’s the top 10 films and TV shows streaming in the UK for last week… The charts sometimes reflect what is big in the cinema currently with this week although not always. In this case, Mission Impossible-The Final Reckoning is in cinemas now while Fountain of Youth is directed by popular director Guy Ritchie. The top TV spots are filled by Sky’s hi…

Apple TV+’s ‘Fountain of Youth’ Owes ‘Indiana Jones’ Some Money For Being A Blatant Rip-Off

Read the following aloud: Directed by Guy Ritchie. Written by Matthew Vanderbilt. Starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman. Released on Apple TV+?! Yeah, that last bit feels off, doesn’t it? Everything before it screams blockbuster material, but here is Fountain of Youth going straight to streaming. As it turns out, this action-adventure spectacle has all the right pieces, but it’s yet another example of Hollywood chasing its own Holy Grail: …