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Tomb Raider Movie Review

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It happened... It really happened... The film industry has finally made a good video game movie... Holy Crap! 
Okay, lets cool our jets for a moment and try to solve the puzzle of this film. It's a simple story really, Lara Croft is the daughter of a wealthy man and her dad has been missing, presumed dead for the past seven years. Now Lara was old enough to get what she was supposed to receive from her fathers will, she is given a puzzle which she solves. The puzzle leads her onto a grand adventure, where she must fight to find the truth of what happened to her father, and the reason why he left in the first place. 
The action in this movie is honestly amazing. I wrote a post a while ago called, Where are the Action Heros? I think I just found what I was looking for. The action in this movie is well done and the stunts were overall pleasant and somewhat nail biting. The more intense scenes were well shot and the music matched the pace of the scene which brought it above your expectations. I am really happy that I have finally found another action film that I can say with a smile that I've enjoyed.
Alicia Vikander plays Lara Croft, and I think that she has done a pretty good job portraying the character. I will say that I haven't played many of the Tomb Raider games, but from what I know about them, this movie did a really good job at portraying what they are like. I haven't seen Alicia Vikander in many films, but I hope that this movie will land here bigger gigs in the film industry. Also she looks a lot like Lara Croft from the new games as far as I can tell, it's really close.
Granted this is by no means a perfect film, it does have it's problems. Like this movie operates on video game physics and not real world physics. She does get hurt is some scenes, but she pretty much recovers almost instantly. Also some of the dialogue could have been improved upon. I would have also liked to have seen what I call the campfire scene. The campfire scene is when your characters just sit and talk so they can get to know each other a little more and so the audience can grasp a better understanding of the characters and grow more attached to them.
As I mentioned above, the music in this movie does a fantastic job of ramping up the tension. Is the musical score memorable? No... not really. Is it effective in the context of the film? Very much so indeed. 
For the cast of this film, I don't think that this will be a magnum opus for anyone. Yet it looks like they did have a lot of fun making this movie. 
Overall though, I must say that this is a good video game movie. By no means is it ground breaking or one of the best movies ever, but it is enjoyable. I also found it nice to see an Action Hero on the big screen again. Would I recommend that you go and see this film? If you like action movies, video games, or just a fun time at the theater, I think this one is for you.


final score: 3.5/5 

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