![]() There’s also one part of Tomb Raider that diverges from the game in a big but interesting and effective way…albeit one I can’t talk about further without spoiling something. But she’s the lone interesting character in a cast full of flat, lifeless portrayals, and even she could use a bit of fleshing out. In fact, the only truly good thing about Tomb Raider is Vikander, who is as likeable here as she was in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Granted, this is far better than 2001’s poorly directed and badly written Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its even less interesting sequel, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life, but that’s not saying much. ![]() The original game had a far better version of this story, one that had much better character development, as well as more interesting supporting cast for Lara to work with, play off of, and care about. It really feels it’s missing at least one major set piece in the back half, maybe more, while a bunch of scenes in the first third seem really unnecessary.Īll of these problems are why Tomb Raider is just kind of there, thin and unsubstantial. While the movie gets a bit better when she makes it to the island, this doesn’t happen until somewhere between the middle and the beginning of the third act. It also doesn’t help that so much of Tomb Raider is spent on the set-up, and so little on the pay off. Neither are funny, nor add anything to the story or the character of Lara Croft, and in fact seem to only have been kept in the final cut of the movie because they have a moment that played well in the trailer among fans of the game…a scene which would’ve worked just had it just been a Marvel-esque mid-credits bon mot. Instead, Tomb Raider is a rote and often lifeless misfire that is best summed up by two scenes that waste the comic talents of Nick Frost of Hot Fuzz and Paul fame. Sadly, this is not where hilarity ensues. Following clues he left behind, she follows his trail to a mysterious Japanese island that may or may not be the final resting place of a fabled Japanese queen who, legend has it, may be immortal and able to kill people with her touch. And yet here we are again, watching as yet another attempt goes down in flames.īased loosely on the 2013 reboot, Tomb Raider has a twenty-something Lara Croft finally accepting that her dad is dead after being missing for seven years, only to learn he wasn’t just a businessman, but an Indiana Jones-esque archeologist as well. Given how she’s an engaging, multi-layered character whose games are exciting and cinematic, you’d think it would be easy to make a good Tomb Raider movie out of the adventures of Lara Croft.
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