This could have been a GREAT film and it stops at "good". The characters make choices that are just silly and it seems that only Lara Croft is the rational one. Huge plot devices exist throughout every act. The action set pieces are great but some of them feel too video-game-ish and I disconnect from the movie. Not every aspect of a game's story is believable and Tomb Raider has tons of scenes where it is impossible not to think "yeah, this does not acknowledge any law of physics whatsoever". There is still a lot to be learned when adapting a game since the typical cliches keep emerging. While it does break the video-game curse, it still has some frustrating flaws. Vikander plays a big role in this but the control of both aspects is superb. I felt invested throughout the whole runtime without ever feeling bored. Uthaug really nails the film's tone and pacing. The editing is good but it could have been way better and the score works fine. Putting aside the action, the visuals are actually pretty neat with a surprising amount of practical settings as well. However, there is a lot of shaky-cam and quick cuts that bring the action down, plus the CGI is not always great. Uthaug does a great job as the director, shooting some suspenseful scenes extremely well-adapted from the game. Vikander totally carries the entire movie but I wish the supporting characters were not just some video-game pawns that only serve to develop the main character or as a plot device. The rest of the cast serve their purpose well and nothing else. She does everything with an unbelievable badassery and I believe she is one of the best female castings of the last years (same perfect level as Emma Watson as Belle and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman). She is flawless! Every expression, every line of dialogue, every grunt, every scream. However, Vikander proves that she deserved that Oscar she received. Is she going to top Angelina Jolie? Truthfully, Jolie had to deal with horrible scripts and she is the only reason why those films are watchable. Sequels can actually be produced since not only Tomb Raider is a good film, Lara Croft is a beautifully-developed character.Īlicia Vikander was the big question before the movie. Lara's backstory is compelling and it definitely makes you care for her. Story-wise, the movie deviates from the game while the latter's standout action set pieces are remarkably performed in the film. Even though this does not mean that much. This leads me to Tomb Raider and to what I think is the best film adaptation of a video-game so far. Why can't people just accept that a film is just "fine"? Why do people have to trash a movie just because it isn't perfect like they dreamed of? It can still be good, it can still be ok. Dealing with them is key to achieve a fair review. So, why did I rate it positively and others so negatively? Expectations. But I read negative reviews that completely trashed the film and the reasons why the movie failed were the exact same as mine. However, does it deserve such negative reviews like it received? No! I can understand if a critic writes a mixed review, sure. Gamers actually liked the movie but truthfully, it does have a lot of narrative and editing issues, which makes the story hard to follow and understand (the characters also needed more development). This game has probably the biggest fanbase in the entire world. So, if a movie fails to reach the expectations, the reviews will be way more negative than what they are supposed to be because it is based on something that the person loves as much or more than films.įor example, take Warcraft. Critics also play these games and they are also fans. Their expectations will be ridiculously high and that is the number one reason why every film has very low ratings. Obviously, if a movie based on one of these games comes out, every fan will lose their minds. Far Cry, Mortal Kombat, Assassin's Creed, you name it. There is always a huge fanbase for every successful game. However, I think critics do not know how to deal with their expectations when it comes to this kind of films. Honestly, I do agree that every adaptation failed to even reach the lowest expectations. As you probably know, there is a so-called "curse" which consists of the "fact" that every cinematic adaptation of a video-game is basically horrible. Roar Uthaug throws himself into the lion's den and brings us another movie adaptation of a video-game.
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