Has the video game movie adaptation curse been lifted?
On the flip-side are those callingTomb Raideran instantly forgettable and thoroughly mediocreIndiana Jonesknockoff thats filled with run-of-the-mill perils.
All in all, its pretty decent for the game-to-movie genre.
Talk about a super Croft-y venue.
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Vikander humanizes Lara Croft the way that Harrison Ford humanized her obvious predecessor, Indiana Jones.
She responds with genuine terror and disgust when she is forced to kill in self-defense.
Its when the film falls back on the old tropes that things grind to a halt.
Miranda Sanchez (IGN)At its best,Tomb Raideris a passable action movie.
It has some cool fight scenes and a neat tomb to raid.
Scott Mendelson (Forbes)Alicia Vikanders Lara Croft deserves a better movie.
This is a franchise that should have skipped straight to the sequel.
She acquits herself well er, well enough in making the part her own.
By comparison, Vikanders Lara is more gritty than domineering, vulnerable than defiant, cool than bad ass.
She has an aura of innocence about her, even when shes frantically parachuting into the great unknown.
Though the actress Bambi doe eyes probably account for that.
Tomb Raiderwillopen in theatersthis Friday.
