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Tomb Raider
2018 118 min Japan, United States of America PG-13 12+
★6.0
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Roar Uthaug
🎮 Based on the game
«Tomb Raider»
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Description
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Budget:
$94M
US Gross:
$58.25M
Worldwide:
$274.65M
Starring
Alicia Vikander
Actor
Dominic West
Actor
Walton Goggins
Actor
Awards
8 nominations total
Key opinion
Tomb Raider (2018) is a divisive action-adventure reboot that succeeds for many as a grounded, technically competent adaptation while alienating others who find it formulaic and lacking the charismatic spark of previous iterations. Opinions center on Alicia Vikander's performance, which is praised for its grit and physicality but criticized by those missing the iconic, self-assured persona of the original films.
| Acting | Alicia Vikander provides a physically committed and vulnerable portrayal that successfully anchors the character's transition from a naive courier to a survivor. | |
| Adaptation | The film effectively translates iconic game elements—such as puzzle-solving, traversal, and key set pieces like the plane crash—into a coherent cinematic language. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative follows a generic and predictable structure, leaning too heavily on tired tropes and a standard 'rescue the father' plot that offers little originality. | |
| Acting | The action sequences are well-choreographed and visually impressive, though some viewers find the surrounding character motivations and enemy encounters to be ineffective. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing creates a divide: some appreciate the slow-burn build-up to the adventure, while others find the first act derivative and the overall momentum insufficient. |