I wanted to like The Librarian, I really did. I do like the action/fantasy/adventure genres, and thought it would be halfway decent. But apart from some nice locations, a rousing score and some good subtly deadpan performances from Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin, The Librarian just didn't cut it for me. The effects were excessively used and at best mediocre in their quality, and the editing could have been much more focused, at times it seemed rather frenzied for my tastes. The script is poor with unfunny in alternative to humorous jokes and a lot of the dialogue itself is trite beyond belief. The story is never suspenseful or enthralling, instead it is convoluted, derivative(of Indiana Jones except without the thrills and fun) and dull. It also never knows whether it wants to be Sci-Fi, adventure, fantasy or action, it constantly switches between all of those and it gave such an all-over-the-place feel. The action sequences are unexciting and not all that memorable, and the characters are clichéd and not developed enough to make us empathise enough for them. Of the acting, only Newhart and Curtin are close to good. Noah Wyle is stiff in the lead, Sonya Walger is sexy but not much else and Olympia Dukakis and Kyle MacLachlan are underused. All in all, a movie of its genre that doesn't have enough of what a movie of the genre needs and comes across as bland instead. 4/10 Bethany Cox

Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) is an overly eager college history student. He's in his 30's and still lives at home with his mother. His mother Margie (Olympia Dukakis) is desperate to set him up on a date. He receives a magical invite. He is recruited by Charlene (Jane Curtin) and Judson (Bob Newhart) to be the new Librarian. The Library has been collecting and safeguarding magical artifacts over many eons. He is traveling to retrieve the Spear of Destiny when he gets attacked. He is saved by Nicole Noone (Sonya Walger) sitting next to him. She has been sent by the Library as the Librarian's protector. They discover that the group attacking them is led by former Librarian Wilde (Kyle MacLachlan) who was assumed killed.

The sets and the CGI look pretty bad. It makes the whole thing looks like a cheesy B-movie. It has a bit of the self-knowing cheesiness. It could have done more to load up the cheese. It ends up alternating between trying to be serious and cheesy B-movie camp. I don't think Noah Wyle is that type of personality. Maybe he can grow into an irreverent actor. This is a marginal case.

The thirty year old nerd professional college student Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) has twenty-two graduation courses; lives with his mother and has no girlfriend. When his Professor Harris (Mario Ivan Martinez) releases him from his class and asks Flynn to find a job and face the real world, Flynn receives an invitation for an interview in the public library for the position of librarian. He succeeds and is hires, and finds a secret brotherhood that protects Excalibur, Pandora Box and other treasures of mankind. When a magic spear is stolen by the evil Serpent organization, Flynn is assigned to travel to Amazonas to retrieve a hidden part of the magic object. He teams-up and is helped by the sexy bodyguard Nicole No one (Sonya Walger) and together they face dangerous situations chased by the Serpent's agents.

"The Librarian: Quest for the Spear" is an entertaining adventure that follows the non-stop action style of Indiana Jones. The clumsy Flynn is very funny and shows a great chemistry with the athletic and gorgeous Nicole. Now I intend to watch the sequels of this enjoyable story. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Guardião – Em Busca da Lança Sagrada" ("The Guardian – Quest for the Sacred Spear")