Tomb Raider

Name: Tomb Raider
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: March 16, 2018
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Adrian Collins, Alexandre Willaume, Alicia Vikander, Antonio Aakeel, Beatrice Stein

2018

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: March 16, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Adrian Collins, Alexandre Willaume, Alicia Vikander, Antonio Aakeel, Beatrice Stein, Bernardo Santos, Conny Stadler, Daniel Wu, Derek Jacobi, Dominic West, Emily Carey, Gintare Beinoraviciute, Hannah John-Kamen, Helena Holmes, James Heron, Keenan Arrison, Kenneth Fok, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nick Frost, Rae Lim, Rowan Polonski, Tamer Burjaq, Walton Goggins

Summary: Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it toLara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father’s global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he’s truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can’t understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death. Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad’s last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extremely treacherous. Suddenly, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Lara, who—against the odds and armed with only her sharp mind, blind faith and inherently stubborn spirit—must learn to push herself beyond her limits as she journeys into the unknown. If she survives this perilous adventure, it could be the making of her, earning her the name tomb raider. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Roar Uthaug

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 118 min

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Inkoo Kang

Mar 14, 2018

An obligatory setup for a sequel slows down the final moments, but until then, Tomb Raider feels like a perfectly paced trio of espresso shots, with a shot of adrenaline to the heart as a chaser. Read full review

Justin Chang

Mar 14, 2018

It's hardly the first or last time Hollywood has plundered one of its own long-dormant properties, but it's also a reminder that not every resurrection has to feel like a desecration. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Mar 15, 2018

Vikander doesn’t have much to play, script-wise, but she makes a tough, appealing action star. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Mar 14, 2018

When it comes to what should be the reliably dumb fun of tomb raiding, maybe there are worse crimes than insulting viewers’ intelligence or bombarding them with crappy special effects. Boring them? Now that’s a felony offense. Read full review

David Sims

Mar 16, 2018

Vikander, who can balance flinty charm with sympathetic humanism, helped keep me invested, but Tomb Raider could best be described as a solid step forward, away from past wrongs. I’ll take competence over silliness, but the Lara Croft brand still has a long way to go before her movies are truly memorable. Read full review

Stephen Whitty

Mar 14, 2018

Too bad the new actress doesn’t bring much to the party, and this “origin story” feels like leftovers. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Mar 15, 2018

Ms. Vikander has leapt into the void of a franchise reboot, based on a video-game reboot, that generates no joy, makes negligible sense, and seals its own tomb with a climax of perfect absurdity. Read full review

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Megajohn85

Mar 16, 2018

This is a great film!! Those complaining about it being an origin story really have issues. This really is the best video game adaptation by far. While the plot isn’t generic and predictable at times, there was enough solid action, unexpected twists, superb performances especially butThis is a great film!! Those complaining about it being an origin story really have issues. This really is the best video game adaptation by far. While the plot isn’t generic and predictable at times, there was enough solid action, unexpected twists, superb performances especially but alicia Vikander who really brought Lara to life. A far more realistic and grounded interpretation than what Jolie played years ago. This is a must see!! There isn’t enough action/adventure films in the sea of superhero films. This was a welcome change. Especially great seeing female action heros which is rare in this industry. My advice to naysayers, keep your expectations low which if they are high, you’re the problem with my video game films will never succeed. The elitist attitudes is the culprit. Just go in and expect a fun action film, nothing more/nothing less… Expand

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hassandilawri

Oct 21, 2018

Alicia Vikander is absolutely the best as Lara Croft. Maybe the best game to movie character adaption ever. The movie is intriguing and keeps you on the edge. Cant wait for the sequel.

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Dostoyevsky3

May 12, 2020

Tomb Raider breaths new life into this video-game to film series giving another thrilling adventure with a younger and yet still strong, fantastic, and fearless portrayal of the titular character.

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GinaK

Apr 5, 2018

This version of Tomb Raider is a pleasant enough way to spend some time. The jarring thing was that there were two excellent actors in the film (Alicia Vikander and Dominic West) and almost everyone else was fairly mediocre, especially the villain. But there was plenty of action, and since IThis version of Tomb Raider is a pleasant enough way to spend some time. The jarring thing was that there were two excellent actors in the film (Alicia Vikander and Dominic West) and almost everyone else was fairly mediocre, especially the villain. But there was plenty of action, and since I had not seen the Angelina Jolie version and had no foreknowledge of the plot, I enjoyed myself.… Expand

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Dubeau

Jun 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played all the TR games, and for me the intro and the general story of the new reboot game was vastly superior to that movie. First I don't think Alicia was the right choice. She don't seems at ease in an action movie, yet she undeniably have talents for acting. The story was just ok, and I think the element of the Trinity founded by the Croft should have been included from the start. The story would have been so much more richer that way. The action is good but the camera angles are just horrible 50% of the time. So most of them just feels distant. There is no beautiful landscape settings, and archaeology findings are almost in the background, no sens of discovery. At her first kill, Lara forgets to pick up a gun...in a survival story, that's a bad start. I didn't find the role of the father convincing. Not because of the actor, but his act revolves around 2-3 lines of thinking. I found the villain to be credible for once. The music was good on certain key points, but very generic otherwise. Some CGI weren't very well mixed together. I give it a 60%. I think the credibility of the characters and the action just wasn't there. In my view, that particular Lara would fit so much better in a TV series because of the survival and exploring aspects, who takes time to show and develop.… Expand

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ValdiB

Jun 11, 2018

The tone of the movie is fairly uneven. Great dramatic core, with several illogical plot points. Alicia Vikander displays a more vulnerable Lara Croft, which is great but might not suit every fanboy's expectation. In spite of this, her performance at least makes up for an utterly formulaicThe tone of the movie is fairly uneven. Great dramatic core, with several illogical plot points. Alicia Vikander displays a more vulnerable Lara Croft, which is great but might not suit every fanboy's expectation. In spite of this, her performance at least makes up for an utterly formulaic last act, which one would expect from a video game movie.… Expand

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aaronoz80

Dec 29, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dear writers of TombRaider the movie.. YOU SUCK.

Oh and spoiler warning, the film was a mockery of the incredible work, thought and effort that went into the rebooted game franchise.

The game (as created by SquareEnix) was a story about an arrogant young girl trying to prove herself better than her father who’d committed suicide. Through numerous tribulations she was slowly broken, humbled and found the inner will to become what she was destined to be. Through sheer determination and grit, she began to discover the truth about her family and unlearned all that she took for granted in terms of faith and trust. With powerful dialogue and criticism of organised religion, Lara found in herself the resolve and strength to stop an ancient evil and set herself on the path to become the Tomb Raider.

The new Lara was the antithesis of the original video game. No tight shorts, pistols or pointy boobs, the new Lara was real - a relatable heroine who needed no man to get **** done. Just watch the behind the scenes videos. They knew Lara had become a sex symbol for horny boys and wanted to turn her into something that could inspire a new generation of gamers.

Sounds awesome, right? But let's talk about the movie. How did Hollywood handle all the depth of the new Lara? They turned it into a mockery of about a weak heroine with intense daddy issues who constantly needs to be rescued.

You trivialised her trials and pain, instead taking a visual symbol from each conquest and turning it into a bizarre, unrelated plot element. You destroyed the important scene where she was forced to kill for the first time and all the pain and mental anguish that was portrayed so perfectly by the voice actress was pissed away in two seconds of screen time before daddy dances onto the set like some kind of demented garden gnome.

You turned one of the best reboots into a sad shadow of a film where Lara can’t do anything without crying for her father. Oh, and to make it worse, you took all of the supernatural themes out and turned it into something mundane - stripping it of the fantasy and incredibly, the reality.

But hey, let’s just end it by showing the guns that tie this heap of steaming **** with the even ****tier movies starring Angelina and make all those fans happy, eh?… Expand

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