Tomb Raider succeeds where others have failed keeping fans happy and even intriguing non-fans with its action packed, heart pounding, thrill a minute, adventure plot.
#TOMB RAIDER LARA CROFT ANGELINA JOLIE MOVIE#
The key to making a good movie from a game is to pick the right actor to play that role, and in this case no one could think of a better person to play Lara Croft then the unstoppable bombshell, Angelina Jolie. So when the news was out that one of the trendiest video games of the past decade, Tomb Raider and one of the hottest characters Laura Croft were about to hit the big screen fans were rightfully skeptical. While many entertaining attempts to make these into either movies, TV shows, or even a Saturday cartoon or two have been attempted, most have fallen far short of recreating the viewers’ enthusiasm with the game they love. Video games have been a reoccurring phenomenon for a long time. (In one of the film's most memorable sequences, she battles dozens of deadly assassins while suspended from a bungee cord in her pajamas.) Perfectly cast as the voluptuous heroine (and sporting a fine British accent), Jolie's commanding presence carries this fast-paced blockbuster, which will appeal to hardcore video game junkies and action movie fans alike.Īngelina Jolie, Jeffrey Wright, Iain Glen Director Simon West's film boasts an energetic techno soundtrack and a charming performance by Jolie, who blasts her way past various monsters, villains, and pitfalls, smirking all the while. As Lara's quest becomes increasingly dangerous, it begins to shed light on the life of her deceased father, Lord Croft (Jon Voight, Jolie's real-life father), and a secretive group known as the Illuminati. When mercenaries invade her cavernous, hi-tech mansion and steal an ancient relic, Lara journeys to various international locations, including Cambodia, Italy, and the Arctic Circle, to retrieve the strange object and discover its mysterious properties. Angelina Jolie stars as Lara Croft, a tough, sexy, heavily armed adventurer, in this action film based on the wildly popular video game series of the same name.