![]() ![]() She always looks a little relieved when she gets a chance to fight, and we feel the same. She's so tough that she shrugs off the near destruction of her home, but she's willing to risk her life to save a man who has done nothing but betray her. Lara Croft is a discoverer of myths, mysteries and treasures but when the world first saw the adventurer, Lara herself was a mystery that fans wanted to discover. Maybe it's too much to expect the people behind this kind of movie to attempt to create a real character or know very much about women, but even by those standards, this movie gets it so wrong that it interferes with our connection to Lara. Action tale adapted from the popular video game in which the eponymous heroine (Angelina Jolie) races against time to find an ancient. ![]() Jolie has the kickboxing skills and the acting chops to deliver what people who go to this movie want to see, but the screenwriter and director let her down when it comes to the boringly generic bad guys and the missing-father motivation. The action sequences are fine for the most part. This movie sags whenever the action stops. At least when you're playing the game, you have points to keep you going. A clumsy salute to Raiders of the Lost Ark is only a reminder of how much better that movie is. What it does not have is much of a plot, interesting characters, or a reason to care about the outcome. That skewed ideal-part bimbo, part Rambo-leaves Tomb Raider in ruins.More like a video game than a movie, Tomb Raider has some great action sequences and the ever-watchable Angelina Jolie. Lara Croft The greatest tomb-raiding high-flying adventurer of all time, who just so happens to hold the key to finding the All Seeing Eye. “Virtue” lies in the ability to turn heads, then bust them. TOMB RAIDER, LARA CROFT, CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, the CRYSTAL DYNAMICS logo, EIDOS, and the EIDOS logo are trademarks of the Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Interactive. In the meantime, young moviegoers get a preening totem of 21st century femininity. ![]() Until Lara Croft explores feeding a big family on a small budget, pulls an all-nighter with a sick child or battles Similac stains in a jammy sleeper, she will forever be outclassed by the world’s true heroines. That takes a real woman-a Proverbs 31 adventurer. She is a perfect role model, totally inspirational.” She may be able to bungee to and fro, dodging tethered assassins, but she’s no inspiration. But it’s more about Croft than craft.ĭirector Simon West claims, “Lara is strong and extremely attractive, appealing to men and boys, but she is also an icon to women and girls. UIP (United International Pictures), the film company, stated that they were keen to get a 12 classification for the film (the 12A film certificate only became. At its core, Tomb Raider is an Indiana Jones-style action franchise in the making. The game Tomb Raider has been developed by Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes, Feral Interactive, and Eidos- Montreal. Jolie smolders in the lead role, filling out form-fitting tanks and tees (there’s some breast nudity) while plundering tombs and offing bad guys. Tomb Raider is a popular game that allows players to explore the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Flurries of slickly choreographed violence rule. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider follows orphaned heiress Croft on a quest to find pieces of an ancient triangle before its supernatural powers fall into the wrong hands. This cyber-siren is also the focus of more than 1,000 Internet fan sites. That title and its four sequels have sold more than 21 million copies, inspiring action figures, T-shirts, candy bars and a monthly comic book. Buxom adventurer Lara Croft was an immediate hit when she first appeared in the 1996 video game Tomb Raider. ![]()
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