![]() I think a lot of fans of the franchise are going to have a blast watching this thing. Tomb Raider had a good mix of drama, humor, and of course some intense action sequences. I think the story and script had a certain kind of Marvel movie quality to them. The movie also starred Daniel Wu, Dominic West and Walton Goggins and they all gave solid performances as the characters they played. Watching her as Lara Croft was one of my favorite things about the film because I don’t think anyone else could have pulled it off like she did. But she went above and beyond what I was expecting! She brought a crazy amount of intensity to the character and you could tell she was having fun making this movie. When Alicia Vikander was cast in the role of Lara Croft, I knew she would deliver a solid performance because she's a great actor. Tomb Raider is one of my favorite video franchises so it was great to see that it actually got a decent film adaptation. I think Tomb Raider is easily one of the better video game films that have been made. Obviously, not everyone will like the film and some people will go into it looking for problems, but if you go into the theater looking for a good time. you’re in luck because it turned out to be freakin’ awesome! At least that's my opinion of it. “Tomb Raider” earns a score of six out of ten.For those of you who were hoping that the new Tomb Raider film would be good. It is a very solid one-time watch, but won’t be remembered as one of the all time great video game movies, or the movie to start a new trend of how video game movies are made. Still, it is a fun and enjoyable action movie with compelling character development at it’s core. “Tomb Raider” is not going to be a film that people are talking about even five years from now. A villain that wants to conquer the world because they believe that it is the only way to achieve peace or to save a family member is a much stronger motivation than a villain who wants to conquer the world “just because.” In today’s world, this is not a compelling, but rather boring motivation for a villain. Critical scenes are rushed through in order to move on to the next thing, which causes some emotional moments to fall flat, instead of allowing the audience to feel the impact they are meant to.Īnother critique is how the villains in the film don’t possess a motivation that goes beyond world domination. It starts off slow, but once the characters arrive on the island, the action starts to move at a rocket-fast pace-fast to the point that the film does not take the time to let certain moments breathe or develop. One flaw would be the pacing of the film. ![]() While “Tomb Raider” does a lot right for a video game movie, there are some things that it does wrong. This transformation is something that all video game movies should do: not simply be a movie about a video game, but also embrace the genre they are, whether that be an action movie, horror movie, or any other number of genres. ![]() She gets to shine in the action and problem-solving scenes, some of the best scenes in the film, much like they are in the game.Īt the end of the day “Tomb Raider” is more of an action/adventure movie than it is a video game movie. The plot is largely constructed by the story of Lara accepting the loss of her father and coming into her own as an action hero. “Tomb Raider” focuses on the character of Lara Croft. He takes what would have been a forgettable villain and makes him fun and entertaining, something that would not have happened in the hands of a lesser actor. The film’s cast makes the best out of what they are given, especially the villain, played by Walton Goggins. This new addition to the franchise took direct inspiration from the recent reboot of the “Tomb Raider” video games: it takes all the major plot points of the game and uses them to carry the story, while dropping some of the components that would not work for a movie. She does a great job bringing the character into the modern age and away from Angelina Jolie’s “campiness” in the original “Tomb Raider” movies. She gives a solid performance, which is to be expected from an Oscar winning actress. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. While it is not a terrible film, “Tomb Raider” is not the one to break the curse of video game movies, which have a tendency to be terrible. “Tomb Raider” is the film industry’s latest attempt at making a good video game movie.
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