![]() ![]() “She hasn’t found her footing in the world just yet,” Vikander explained. We’re making a girl that’s flesh and blood.”Īs for the actress, the idea of telling Lara’s story before her tomb raiding years also appealed to her. “We’re not making a cardboard Hollywood hero. ![]() “I knew I wanted Alicia to play Lara even before I met her,” Uthaug also revealed. “Really?” she asks the universe.In the end, that could only be Vikander. After leaping from two pieces of the plane that break off, the creaking and groaning starts again. A thrilling sequence finds Lara perched on an ancient crashed plane, which is precariously balanced atop a waterfall. Lara looks completely badass peppered with cuts and covered in grime. It might not be real-world believable, but it’s easily video-game-movie-standards believable, and Vikander is easy to root for. In flashbacks to her childhood, Lara hones her archery skills.ĭirector Roar Uthaug delivers robust action sequences, including a high-seas shipwreck on the rocks similar to that from 2005’s “King Kong.” Later, Lara attempts to free a camp of prisoners like she’s a cross between Katniss Everdeen and Rambo. Lara loses a practice boxing match in the opening scene in London, where she works as a bicycle courier despite being heiress to the Croft fortune (signing the papers would make her dad’s presumed death seem official). “Tomb Raider” is an origin story, so when Lara achieves a remarkable feat of athleticism there’s a sense that’s she’s realizing her own strengths we aren’t joining her at a stage where she’s cocky and near-invulnerable. Our heroine seeks out her father on a remote Japanese island where he went missing seven years ago. The remake takes the more traditional (but also more satisfying) tack of centering on the father-daughter bond between Richard Croft (Dominic West) and Lara. The 2001 “Lara Croft” might be the only film in history where a missing and presumed dead father isn’t treated as a mystery but rather as a fact. Writers Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Alastair Siddons and Evan Daugherty work from a stock template, which I find acceptable for the first entry in what will hopefully be a series. ![]() Unlike Jolie’s version, this Lara is an Everywoman – at least at first. ![]() And the fact that she got completely ripped to play Lara Croft is a visual cue that this is a genuine attempt to make something worthy of the archeological adventure legacy of “Indiana Jones.” Vikander’s Lara is believable as someone who could endure the trials of this globetrotting journey, but she also has an air of vulnerability. In the new entry (now available for home viewing), the casting of Alicia Vikander – already known for her acting chops in “Ex Machina” and elsewhere – is our first hint that this is no joke. At the turn of the century, substance-free actioners were common – and boy are those two Angelina Jolie films light on substance and heavy on silliness - but now filmgoers appreciate a veneer of seriousness. This is perhaps a reflection of what audiences want nowadays. “Tomb Raider,” a reboot of the film series based on the popular video games, follows the same plot structure as 2001’s “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.” But it’s a much better film because, quite simply (that’s easy to say on paper), it takes itself more seriously. ![]()
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