Does this updated reimaging rise to the challenge at creating an entertaining feature or does it fall prey to so many “based on a video game” adaptations that have come before? ![]() Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and Square-Enix (so cool that’s in the title studios listings) and director Roar Uthang present the film Tomb Raider. Now, almost fifteen years since Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life was released, the character of Lara Croft is revived once again and ready for another theatrically adventure as Warner Bros. Unfortunately, this sequel was eventually scrapped when Angelina Jolie declined to reprise her Lara Croft role, leaving this movie franchise to fade and hang in limbo for years. While the film had mixed to negative reviews, it was deemed a mild financial success (roughly making $156 million at the box office against its $96 million production budget) with another Lara Croft Tomb Raider sequel being planned. This prompted the studio execs to order a follow-up sequel, which materialized in 2003 with the film Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, which further continued the adventure of the character with Jolie reprising her role. The film, while faced with mixed feeling from critics and fans, was praised for Jolie’s performance as Lara Croft and did make roughly $274 million at the box office against its production budget of $131 million. The film, which was directed by Simon West and starred actress Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, revolving around the title character trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the enemy, the Illuminati. Thus, they made it so in 2001 with the release of the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Naturally, the Tomb Raider narrative and premise was ripe for Hollywood to produce a theatrical film. Even to this day, Tomb Raider games are still being produced with the latest installment (set during the time of this review) titled “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” to be released September 2018. running, jump, and climbing), and puzzle solving within the context of an adventure set similarly to an Indiana Jones-esque backdrop story. While there have been many Tomb Raider video games since its initial release back in 1996, they all star fictional English archeologist Lara Croft, the games would be an action / platformer, with various fighting (hand-to-hand and guns), maneuvering (i.e. ![]() Within the world of video games, the character of Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider games has been a staple and recognizable figure within the PlayStation various consoles lifespan. FUN AND ENTERTAINING, BUT NOT QUITE THERE
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