A pretty faced heroine is perfect for the Tomb Raider video games and other similar aspects of the franchise but then as far as the acting goes,she had to meet up with the standards set by none other than Angelina Jolie.
She does put in some decent work however,with a glaring flaw-the lack of a gritty edge.A girly look only compounded that.
To the movie itself,Tomb Raider is average and it has the last 45 minutes to be grateful to for that.It doesn't really start till Lara gets on the Island and the spectacular kicks in only when she opens Himiko's tomb.
The beginning lets you in on Lara Croft's personality-combat sports athlete and self-dependent young lady who wouldn't touch her late father's wealth because it reminds her of him.She eventually gets close and stumbles on what he was working on at the time he disappeared.It sounds pleasant but then as a walk-through it was lack lustre and pretty much slow-paced.Like even the producers themselves couldn't wait to get to the steamy part.The $600 bike race was the closest thing to excitement before the plot thickened.There could be better synergy between the beginning and other parts.
Tomb Raider is one of those instances where a good story turns bad in the transition called screen play.A story most impressive to a listener oblivious of how torrid a watch it got at times.In a nutshell,the story wasn't properly breathed life into.Even the fight scenes weren't what they should be.The sexiness of a pistol weilding Angelina Jolie cannot be matched by a bow and arrow Alicia Vikander.
But it does close with some fireworks.The tomb scene was quite electrifying.While the effects may not be top notch,the nail biting suspense overshadows that.
It looks like its all done till Croft gets back home to discover the work's just getting started.We might just have a straight continuation in the next instalment.Quite intriguing.
Live through foreplay for a decent roll in the sack; Tomb Raider in a few words.
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