Anssi Vartiainen A sequel to Romancing the Stone, one of Michael Douglas' more well- known films and a pretty decent romantic adventure film all-around. Jack (Douglas) and Joan (Kathleen Turner) have earned their happily ever after, but the cliché of it being pretty boring rears its familiar head and we're off to another adventure faster than you can say "80s synth soundtrack".The film has some good things going for it. Both of the main stars are really good actors. Although the script isn't the best, they have enough charisma to sell the cheesy lines. Well, most of the time anyway. The eponymous Jewel of the Nile is also a fun MacGuffin and not really at all what you'll likely initially expect.But... it's boring. It's so boring. It's every single bad cliché about North Africa and Arabic culture come to life, with stereotypical dictators, religious fanatics, turban-wearing locals and what have you. Half of the scenes are covered in tan dust and the other half definitely show the limitations of the budget. The script is very paint by numbers, not hitting any single solid note, except for the MacGuffin itself. But not even that is focused upon as much as I'd have preferred.All in all it's an okay film to check out if you liked the first film and just have to see more. Other than that... Pass.

thesar-2 It was just one dollar cheaper to order a double-feature Bluray of both Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, so my initial reaction was: Why not? And now, I miss that dollar and simply ask: Why?Racist, boring, unnecessary, bad special effects and a terrible soundtrack and score were all the thoughts I accumulated during my first viewing. In the movie's defense, however, they did have only one good song (the end credit's "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean,) a couple of lines were actually good (yeah, I counted only two) and the cast actually looked like they were trying to show up. Other than those positives, this movie shouldn't have been made.While they took the jungle out of Jack from the first movie and made him an Indiana Jones rip-off, they did keep the same story that Joan is highly respected and sought out, despite her writing garbage novels. Basically the rest of the story involves a mesh-up of the first two Indy films that actually had me continuously check the time left and my mind wandering.The first isn't great, but it's a fun, no-harm adventure. This is the second Staying Alive/pointless sequel of the 1980s. Avoid. * * *Final thoughts: Surprisingly, in a movie that had ho-hum and far from fresh dialogue, one of two lines stood out and actually made me laugh out loud: "Don't be ridiculous. Jack would never die without telling me." I have no idea how this made it in, as this would fit perfectly in an all-out comedy. But, at least it gave me something to cheer through this ordeal.

syousef I don't know what people are expecting from this film. It is fantastic for what it is - an over the top popcorn adventure romance comedy. Each of the actors is perfectly suited to the role and plays it well. Chemistry is wonderful. If you go into a movie like this expecting a sophisticated story, no plot holes, no over the top corny humour or unbelievable action, the fault is with you and not the film. This is just an opportunity to have a bit of fun and switch off your brain and have some fun. Along with the prequel these are some of the best movies of their genre. Over a quarter of a century later, they hold up pretty very well.

jc-osms I remember when I first viewed this action adventure romp in the 80's after its entertaining predecessor "Romancing The Stone" and being disappointed then but gave it another chance recently, unfortunately with the same underwhelming impact as before.The main fault here is that it's an almost exact remake of the original so that there's no plot surprises or character development to compel the viewer's interest. It also makes the same mistake as the second Indiana Jones film in devoting the bulk of its length to an extended chase sequence which for all its pyrotechnic interludes actually ends up boring you to indifference. It's also weighed down with a lumpen synth-driven soundtrack completely at odds with the Eastern locations.In its favour, it's colourful and bright, has one or two smile-inducing lines and the leads try hard, Douglas handsome and stylish as the matinée dare-devil idol, Jack, Turner pretty and vivacious as romantic adventurer Joan and DeVito his usual waspish self as Jack's perennial rival for the imaginary gem of the misleading title.You can certainly see where the money's been spent, with exotic locations, literally hundreds of extras and enough expensive hardware to supply a small third-world country. However, like so many things from the decade that style forgot, namely the 80's, it hasn't aged well and looks like nothing so much these days as about a hundred Duran Duran videos welded back to back, which I don't mean as a compliment!