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Movie Title: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Review: Just because a film is number one at the box office opening weekend does not mean it is a good movie. What that could mean is good advertising, a good trailer and more importantly, nothing much better to see that weekend. Tomb Raider stars Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, which is a film based on a video game. With that said, how many films based on a video game turn out all that good? Well based on ticket sales one would believe this one is, but Mortal Kombat was a better action movie than Tomb Raider. It even had a better and more believable plot. Ha ha ha and we all know how good that movie was. Okay sure they made a sequel but come on, they make a sequel to almost anything nowadays. I just felt this movie was to showcase Jolie’s assets, because her characters are portrayed the same in every single movie. They change the hair, the theme, the main squeeze, but all in all she is the same character. So much for acting, what we get it Jolie, not Lara Croft or whoever else she played. Tomb Raider had a weak plot, inconsistencies and it was trite. Shall I tell you how I really felt? Well alright it was indeed an action/adventure film. But at least Indiana Jones took you on a real adventure and he was interesting and came across more real. Jolie was mechanical and predictable. The adventures mostly took place at home and when they did venture past her own doors, the location appeared more gimcrack than story based. Well now that everyone wants to rush out and see Tomb Raider I guess I can give you a little of the plot, hell, a little would be all there was of a plot. We jump right into action as she battles a robot in her cute short shorts and guns strapped to her thighs. Where does she keep pulling those clips from, her bra? Oh yeah she is showcasing those boobs, no bra. Well showboat some more, meet her butler Hilary (played by Chris Barrie) and her computer geek friend/employee Bryce (Noah Taylor), and we have a clock, but it is not really a clock so she seeks the help of a clock expert and well you can guess that he betrays her. Add former lover (Daniel Craig) to the equation, a military like attack on Jolie that she survives unscathed, and a letter from the dead, with a poetry clue and this sums up the major portion of Tomb Raider. The rest is a race to take over the world, end it or save it. It is funny how the real important part of the plot wraps up rather quickly. I guess Jolie ran out of things to hang from. You would think she was arboreal instead of human. But since she can glide through the frozen tundra in a skimpy tee shirt sans gloves or parka I guess she is a polar bear too. Well there was no nudity, not even from Jolie unless you can include the sides of her enormous breasts as nudity. The action was so-so but more fluff than bang. Simon West directed Tomb Raider. I guess by now you are expecting me to rate this film a one or two, but hey I like action movies even if there is not a high body count. So I give Tomb Raider a three on the About-Movies.com rating. Stick with Indiana Jones for your tomb raiding. Late.
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