She takes Lu Ren as a guide and travels to the mysterious island where she fights against greedy grave digger Mathias Vogel to protect the world from a curse. “Tomb Raider” tells the story of Lara Croft, a young, adventurous woman who takes a journey to an uninhabited island to discover the mystery behind her father’s seven-year disappearance. The film featured Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, Daniel Wu as Lu Ren, Dominic West as Lord Richard Croft, and Walton Goggins as Mathias Vogel. However, after Tomb Raider (2018) was released to an audience that found it a bland and uninspired product, many people started to look back at the Jolie films, mainly the first, feeling that, even if they weren't good per se, they were at least fun and entertaining flicks where one could feel the creators (and especially Jolie) had enjoyed themselves while making them.The widely popular video game franchise “Tomb Raider” was transformed into a feature film on March 16. Vindicated by History: The film and its sequel used to be remembered mostly as an early 2000s curiosity that did little more than helping to launch Angelina Jolie's career.It did also attract a cult fanbase, even before the divisive reboot. The film certainly failed with the critics and didn't endear all the fans of the videogame franchise either, but its economic success was uncontested (even to this day) and helped to prove that, while videogame movies might suck, they could be profitable too. (Bryce does, at least, try to fire up the robot when the bad guys show up, rather than forgetting about it entirely as happens in some movies.) Only for it to still be broken and in need of repairs after her last, excessive training exercise. You'd have thought that would be a good thing to use in case bad guys invade her mansion. They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: Lara Croft somewhat randomly has a giant Killer Robot in her basement, as well as a tech expert who can probably build several other awesome mechs.Depending on who you ask, it's either the Action Prologue with Lara fighting the robot, or the bungee-cord ballet that turns into a fight against the mooks invading the manor. Also, Jorah Mormont and Locke are Powell and Bryce. Retroactive Recognition: Before he became a big-name action star in his own right, Daniel Craig played a love interest to Jolie's Croft.Hilarious in Hindsight: Alex West is seen using the Walther P99, otherwise known as one of the main sidearms of James Bond.Girl-Show Ghetto: One of the first female-lead action films to break it according to Box Office Mojo, it's still the highest-grossing action film with a lone female Billed Above the Title.First Installment Wins: With three Tomb Raider films released, the first is considered the best of the three by a wide margin, as it treats itself much less seriously than the second and is infinitely more spirited than the reboot.Critic-Proof: Although critical reception was lukewarm at best and wicked at the worst, the film was a smash hit and still holds a couple of records regarding the money it made.Critical Dissonance: Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a critical score of 19% and a healthier audience score of 45%.Best Known for the Fanservice: One of the most memorable parts of the film (if not the most) is Lara's brief Shower Scene near the beginning, along with the ensuing Modesty Towel, Toplessness from the Back and Side Boob.
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