Review of Tomb Raider (2018) by Dubeau — 01 Jun 2018

I played all the TR games, and for me the intro and the general story of the new reboot game was vastly superior to that movie. First I don't think Alicia was the right choice. She don't seems at ease in an action movie, yet she undeniably have talents for acting.

The story was just ok, and I think the element of the Trinity founded by the Croft should have been included from the start. The story would have been so much more richer that way. The action is good but the camera angles are just horrible 50% of the time.

So most of them just feels distant. There is no beautiful landscape settings, and archaeology findings are almost in the background, no sens of discovery. At her first kill, Lara forgets to pick up a gun.

..in a survival story, that's a bad start. I didn't find the role of the father convincing. Not because of the actor, but his act revolves around 2-3 lines of thinking. I found the villain to be credible for once.

The music was good on certain key points, but very generic otherwise. Some CGI weren't very well mixed together. I give it a 60%. I think the credibility of the characters and the action just wasn't there.

In my view, that particular Lara would fit so much better in a TV series because of the survival and exploring aspects, who takes time to show and develop.