Review of Tomb Raider (2018) by Kent T — 11 Apr 2018

Well-acted and fun video game adaptation - not that easy to pull off! I'm a big fan of the Lara Croft character since the original games, and I thought this adaptation nailed the tone of the reboot games (which are excellent).

Alicia Vikander gives a stellar performance. I had low expectations because of the mixed reviews, but I thought the characters were fairly well-developed, the tomb set-pieces were awesome, and the action sequences were thrilling and well-executed.

Lara had a great arc taking her from aimless (though brave and reckless) bike courier to fearless and accomplished adventurer, While I liked seeing Tomb Raider on the big screen in the Angelina Jolie versions, I thought this was a better adaptation and did a better job of capturing the tone and excitement of the newest games.

I hope they get a chance to improve upon the formula! Any fan of the games or of bad-ass female action heroes should absolutely go.