Rarely have I seen such a disastrous Photoshop job that could've easily been avoided. Seriously, they couldn't have just covered her neck with some more hair to make sure she doesn't look like she's morphed into a freakish giraffe-human hybrid. Anyway, those are some minor semantics; let's get to the real interesting point of discussion.
Even after that rather laughable poster, I'd say this new trailer earns the film some much-needed goodwill. All of the elements of a fun action-adventure flick. The cast is impeccable (the inclusion of Walton Goggins and Nick Frost are enough to rope in to seeing it), the action setpieces seem like fun, it seems to be drawing from the most recent iteration of the franchise (which is all fine and dandy to yours truly) and its all edited together quite handsomely. Plus, I have to admit, Alicia Vikander seems to make for a pretty convincing action heroine. Sure, it helps that she's a good actress; but, having charismatic genre film lead chops can go a long way (see also: Harrison Ford and Kurt Russell). I'm just hoping the final product is actually good.
I mean lets be honest with ourselves here, videogame movies haven't exactly had what could genuinely called a stellar track record; but, I do think something as inherently simple as could make for a great starting point for gradual improvement. Some of the best adaptations out there are ones where the creative team uses the basic skeleton of the source material as a foundational point and then focus on being just a great movie. Need I remind you that what the Tomb Raider games have settled into as a niche is already pretty well-worn territory as films go. Nevertheless, if this thing pans out okay, I'm totally fine with another serviceable adventure flick.
TOMB RAIDER hits theaters on March 16th, 2018. Here's hoping this ends the whole sucky videogame movie curse that's been plaguing this particular genre for almost 25 years.
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