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In a press release from Square Enix, it was announced that Allen Maldonado and Earl Baylon are joining the cast of the Tomb Raider series. The exact plot of the show is unknown but is said to "chart the globetrotting heroine's next chapter as she takes on the role of the iconic tomb raider that she is destined to become." That trilogy includes 2013's Tomb Raider, a reboot of the franchise, and its direct sequels, 2015's Rise of the Tomb Raider and 2018's Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The anime is said to pick up after the Tomb Raider Survivor trilogy of video games. Atwell, who is best known as Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was recently announced as the voice of Lara Croft in the series. It’s a franchise with so much potential, and with all of the talent that was brought in to work on this movie, it’s a shame we couldn’t see a better pay-off.Netflix's upcoming Tomb Raider anime announces two new cast members set to join Hayley Atwell. Ultimately, “Tomb Raider” isn’t terrible, but the fact that it’s so middling is almost more disappointing than if it had been outright bad. Attempts to modernize and reimagine the film’s source material, specifically 2013’s “Tomb Raider” game, feel misguided and possibly alienating for some viewers. With a wildly-uneven plot and a scared script, the film shies away from any fresh concepts it initially introduces. Unfortunately, none of the performances save “Tomb Raider” from its own mediocrity. Even Dominic West, whose performance as Lara’s father - the dumb character that the movie most egregiously wants you to believe is a genius - manages to make Richard Croft bearable, even interesting in some
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Daniel Wu doesn’t have much to do as Lara’s drunken companion, but he does just about everything he can with his sparse part. The script seems to forget halfway through what’s pitting Mathias against Lara, but Goggins clearly remembers his character’s motivations, and the work he does to make you believe that Mathias is driven by a desire to see his family again is, well, deserving of a better movie. Walton Goggins actually brings a surprising amount of nuance to Mathias Vogel, the movie’s dastardly, albeit run-down, antagonist. Throughout all of this, though, Vikander and the rest the cast cannot really be blamed, as their talent is 90 percent of what makes “Tomb Raider” watchable. Why else would they use them to “remind” us about plot points that aren’t even ten minutes old? In fact, the flashback sequences are the clearest indicators that the filmmakers didn’t think much of their audience’s intelligence. In one case, the film dedicates an entire flashback sequence to the origins of a necklace which Lara sells almost immediately afterward. Most of the interesting ideas the film presents in its first two acts are forgotten by its final one, and for every harrowing, pulse-pounding action set piece it has, there seem to be two others that fly by on screen without making much of an impact. The plot seems to kick off for almost no reason, and from there the decisions characters make seem to only become more ridiculous. Most of the film’s central characters are presented as “geniuses” in their own right, yet they prove in every scene just how dumb they are.
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The film expects you to believe that its characters are smart in the same way that “Dora the Explorer” would have children believe Dora is capable of adventuring without chaperones. Refraining from framing a shot to show off a heroine’s body or costuming her in something revealing shouldn’t be hard, but it’s surprisingly tough to find an adventure film that respects its female characters as much as “Tomb Raider.”īeyond that, though, the movie is average. Whereas the Jolie version played into male fantasies as a sexy tomboy, Vikander’s exists without sexualization. “Tomb Raider’s” most positive aspect by far is Vikander’s Lara Croft. Led by a mysterious clue left by her missing father, Croft faces down a brutal group of mercenaries in a quest to protect an ancient burial place. With Alicia Vikander as the lead, the latest iteration of “Tomb Raider” follows a young Lara Croft on a journey around the world as she becomes the eponymous Tomb Raider fans know and love.
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Originally a series of video games, it was only a matter of time before “Tomb Raider” got rebooted given Hollywood’s affection for franchises. You won’t find much to treasure in this year’s “Tomb Raider.”