Review of Tomb Raider (2018) by Tryasummersault — 20 Mar 2018

Essentially a female Indiana Jones. While it has some genuinely interesting moments and Vikander epitomizes the Lara Croft character supremely, its weighed down by poor cheesy cliches and honestly a very dull plot ultimately.

As far as it adapting to the video game, there are several homages and spot on sequences that represent Tomb Raider quite well. The villain is one of the weakest I've ever seen and shows barely any significance and the cgi is pitiful usually which is flabbergasting for a near 100 mil budget.

Some of the acting was just down right mediocre and unconvincing. The Himiko storyline could've been expanded upon and was a missed opportunity that had major potential. Overall enjoyable adaptation that sets up a new franchise rather decently, but will be in need of drastic improvements in some crucial areas.

6.