I had low expectations for the reboot of the original film that catapulted Angelina Jolie into superstardom back in 2001. She was born to play the British heiress/adventurer Lara Croft based on her looks and attitude alone. Unfortunately like most video games adaptation, the movie is mostly style less substance.
Fast forward this year when another Oscar Best Supporting Actress winner is tasked to portray the heroine. Alicia Vikander who made a career out of costume dramas (A Royal Affair, Tulip Fever and her winning turn in The Danish Girl) does action and she passes. There's life and vibrancy in her Lara Croft that Jolie lacked. Vikander elevated the reboot and without her it would look like just any other generic action movie.
Tomb Raider has that The Mummy (Brendan Fraser's not Tom Cruise) vibe that's pure escapism at it's best. Given the right director though like Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins perhaps, it could have been a better movie.
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