This time, Flynn is in search of King Solomon's mines. The journey will lead him into Africa, with a legacy from his father that he only now begins to understand the importance of. Flynn will learn the difference between a good librarian and great librarian, when he learns that the greater good sometimes means making sacrifices.
This series continues to feel camp and very much like a cheap Indiana Jones rip off. All of the elements are there from a mysterious treasure, which the white male protagonist must retrieve from a country of colour, to the typical sidekick of colour, made to look backward or even savage next to the white male protagonist, and a female love interest. It's a paint by numbers movie, without any surprises.
Instead of having a guardian, this time Flynn is joined on his journey by Dr. Emily Davenport. She may not have the same physical skills as a guardian but she actually possess more degrees than Flynn and isn't shy to point out each and every time Flynn gets something wrong. This greatly gets on Flynn's nerves, as he used to being the smartest one in the room. The two share an attraction which builds throughout the movie but never really feels authentic to me. I suppose that I should be thankful that they worked together as true partners and at the end of it all, Emily didn't even consider giving up her a career for a man she had just met.
This series continues to feel camp and very much like a cheap Indiana Jones rip off. All of the elements are there from a mysterious treasure, which the white male protagonist must retrieve from a country of colour, to the typical sidekick of colour, made to look backward or even savage next to the white male protagonist, and a female love interest. It's a paint by numbers movie, without any surprises.
Instead of having a guardian, this time Flynn is joined on his journey by Dr. Emily Davenport. She may not have the same physical skills as a guardian but she actually possess more degrees than Flynn and isn't shy to point out each and every time Flynn gets something wrong. This greatly gets on Flynn's nerves, as he used to being the smartest one in the room. The two share an attraction which builds throughout the movie but never really feels authentic to me. I suppose that I should be thankful that they worked together as true partners and at the end of it all, Emily didn't even consider giving up her a career for a man she had just met.