Review of Tomb Raider (2018) by Rebecca31 — 16 Mar 2018

Although Tomb Raider 2018 doesn’t exactly break the bad video game to movie adaptation it’s a step in the right direction. Alicia Vikander is Lara Croft and she spends every second on screen kicking ass and jumping and jumping in slow motion, falling with style and jumping some more. Much better than I was expecting, it’s entertaining and enjoyable in the moment so if you’re looking for this weeks popcorn movie then Tomb Raider should be your choice.

Lara Croft goes searching for her father who has been missing since she was a teenager. Unable to accept that after seven years his death is a real possibility and it’s time to move on she decides to search for him in his last known destination. A scary island off the coast of Japan. Also featuring a scary mythical tomb and Walton Goggins playing your stereotypical bad guy. A decent and simple story packed full of action. It’s a stream of clichés and ideas you’ve seen before only in better films. By the way Imax 3D and a shaky cam boxing match is perhaps the worst use of 3D I’ve seen in a while. That opening scene was enough to make me sick, there is no reason for this to be in 3D. If you’re one of those people who love seeing 3D movies to have random objects fly out of the screen and into your face well you won’t even get that. It’s a waste of time and money so make sure to see it in 2D. A definite improvement from the older Tomb Raider movies. Vikander has clearly put the effort in to become Lara Croft, dedicated to the role and she looks the part. A strong female lead who has no problem carrying the weight of this film on her shoulders. Recommended.