Review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) by Thegodfatherson — 18 May 2013
What's a sure fire way to make money off of the raging hormones of teenage boys? Sell them video games with bodacious big breasted babes. The Tomb Raider games are a hit and its no mystery why. For all those same reasons, it's just as likely that a movie based on the game will rake in the cash as well.
Fortunately for the franchise, the film doesn't actually need to be any good to make tons of the gorgeous green. The real problem is that Tomb Raider doesn't even TRY to become more than its video game ancestor.
Had there been some sort of attempt to break the bonds of videogamedome and elevate the film to the level of cinematic spectacle, Tomb Raider might have turned into a summer movie to get excited about.
However, rather than make that attempt, its director appears more interested in making a Tomb Raider homage.
This review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) was written by Thegodfatherson on 18 May 2013.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider has generally received mixed reviews.
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