Review of Tomb Raider (2018) by Metaknightmare — 17 Mar 2018

I played the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot and although I enjoyed parts of it, I realized it was too unrealistic that this girl going on an archaeological project with a crew can take on nature itself along with hundreds of men with guns.

This movie takes the premise of the game, same villain, same goal, but it does everything else completely differently and presents a different kind of Lara Croft. The first time we see her she is sparring in an MMA match.

This Lara is a badass. She can and wants to take care of herself, she's a lone wolf and she is nearly broke. She doesn't want daddy's inheritance for a reason I won't mention. She's strong but also tender in that she's somebody's daughter and Alicia Vikander plays that so well.

It's like a serious Indiana Jones flick with good action scenes and there aren't a hundred men that she has to take on all by herself. The film's story is presented in a much more realistic direction than the game and I really enjoyed that.

There was only one scene that took me out of the experience and that had to do with colors in a trap room. You'll know if you see it. Other than that, I'm hoping for a part two because I was impressed.

This is the best movie that is based on a video game and is probably the turning point for video game movies.