My family and I watch films every weekend and we have been very selective over the years, watching only the best. We don't watch rubbish. However, we've watched that many that it's hard to find new ones that are good. So we gave this a try. I was a bit sceptical beforehand, but after 15 minutes we were all enjoying this movie. My son loved it.
What I enjoyed the most was the new take on Lara Croft. Right from the start I liked the new character as portrayed by Alicia Vikander and the fact that she's not some Marvel super hero who wins every battle. I liked the acting and how Vikander transformed the role into a convincing person we can relate to instead of a comic book character with big boobs. She is vulnerable. We see her lose a fight in the ring at the start, then fall off her bike because she got distracted, and nearly get knifed by her robbers in Hong Kong.
I like the fact that the film starts with a London setting and has British actors like Derek Jacobi in it.
It's been criticised for having a poor story that starts off promisingly but fails to deliver. The story is a cliché and perhaps it does border on the mediocre, but it was good enough vehicle for Alicia Vikander's new character. It's not a great film, but neither, in my opinion, was Raiders of the Lost Ark or any of the other Indian Jones films which belong to this same genre.
We're looking forward to the sequel which I hope will be successful. Also, I bought the game for my son who, after watching it, the movie, wanted more! Now he's happily into that.
What I enjoyed the most was the new take on Lara Croft. Right from the start I liked the new character as portrayed by Alicia Vikander and the fact that she's not some Marvel super hero who wins every battle. I liked the acting and how Vikander transformed the role into a convincing person we can relate to instead of a comic book character with big boobs. She is vulnerable. We see her lose a fight in the ring at the start, then fall off her bike because she got distracted, and nearly get knifed by her robbers in Hong Kong.
I like the fact that the film starts with a London setting and has British actors like Derek Jacobi in it.
It's been criticised for having a poor story that starts off promisingly but fails to deliver. The story is a cliché and perhaps it does border on the mediocre, but it was good enough vehicle for Alicia Vikander's new character. It's not a great film, but neither, in my opinion, was Raiders of the Lost Ark or any of the other Indian Jones films which belong to this same genre.
We're looking forward to the sequel which I hope will be successful. Also, I bought the game for my son who, after watching it, the movie, wanted more! Now he's happily into that.
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