'Tomb Raider' Sucks Because It Messed With the 'Indiana Jones' Formula

'Tomb Raider' Sucks Because It Messed With the 'Indiana Jones' Formula

6 years ago
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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbxqnp/tomb-raider-movie-review

Raiders of the Lost Ark perfected a formula for swashbuckling archaeological adventure that video games like Uncharted and the Tomb Raider video games successfully replicated. A roguish hero races an evil organization to collect a supernatural treasure. In the third act, the myths and legends turn out to be real and the adventurers have to deal with zombies, yetis, aliens, cultists, or immortal villagers.

Tomb Raider, the new movie starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft and in theaters now, messed with the formula. Like the rebooted game that inspired it, this new version of Croft and her story is less campy and more realistic than both the ridiculous Angelina Jolie movies and the original games. The new movie is more believable but far less fun. It ditches the supernatural element that helps make swashbucklers work and becomes a generic action movie.