The game won 'Game of The Year' award, but the movie surely won't win any award.

charioles

score 4/10

This review is based on someone who has played the game version, with that said, I can guarantee that the game fans would be very much feel disappointed with the movie content which is very lacking and unfaithful to what was given in the game.

The way I see it, this is a generic case of companies butchering a popular franchise title and milk out more money out of it. That is probably why they hire a no-name director, not top-rated actors, and even ignore the award-winning scenario from the game, so they can cut the cost. This movie's advantage relies solely on the popular franchise name of 'Tomb Raider'.

Why is this movie unfaithful? For example, there is nothing mystical or supernatural in the movie version, which means there is no majestic climax scene with thunderous clouds and quakes of Lara against powerful and evil remnants. I will not tell you how it turned out in the movie, but I can assure you that it is utterly disappointing.

Lara's crew are completely different. They use chinese actors so they can market the movie to china more easily. How the adventure starts, progresses, and ends in the 'cursed' island are also completely different. Everything seems like done in order to cut cost and be able to market the movie more widely, hence more profit.

Overall:
If you have played the game, this movie is like a slap to the face for you and I give it a 3 or 4 stars rating.
If you have not played the game, this movie may be somewhat mediocre-ish and okay for you so I would give it at most 6 stars rating.

P.S. There is a hint for a sequel, but I surely hope they do not butcher this good title further.

charioles 15 March 2018

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