Lara has to contend with bad guys, of course, and is prepared to go toe-to-toe with the cult's chief henchman, Manfred Powell (Iain Glen), a suave, handsome, ruthless adventurer who has plans of his own for the all-seeing eye. The clues he leaves point her to the plot of the Illuminists and daddy appoints Lara to take on his quest and put a stop to the menacing scheme.
His mysterious death leaves Lara in a quandary until he returns to her from the grave in the form of a read-this-after-I'm-dead letter. Lara's dad, Lord Richard Croft (Jon Voight), it turns out, was one of the Illuminists, but secretly worked to stop the cult's plan and save mankind. The Illuminists, an ancient cult that has prepared (apparently for 5000 years) for this moment, need to find the two halves of "the all-seeing eye" and join them at the height of the alignment to take command of time. At that instant, when the eclipse is full, a power will be unleashed that will give man the power of God, the power to control time. Every 5000 years, all of the planets in our Solar System come into alignment at the precise moment there is a solar eclipse. There isn't much depth to Jolie's performance, thesp-wise, but she cuts a good action figure.Īs if anyone that is going to see "Tomb Raider" really cares, there is a story here. Director Simon West and cinematographer Peter Menzies work hard to keep the statuesque actress front and center for most of the film.
She is capable, smart and sassy and shoots really big guns. Angelina does a fine job with her extreme physical performance, doing many of her own stunts. Unfortunately, there is little more than a video game in this star vehicle for Oscar-winner Jolie. Lara Croft has been a fantasy figure to millions of horny teenage boys and a role model icon to a like number teen girls, so no matter what anyone says, this is going to be a big hit. Good, bad or indifferent it doesn't matter a hoot what critics think about the live action adaptation of the most popular interactive video character in history. Sitting through "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" had me wishing I'd brought a PlayStation to the theater because the entertainment sure wasn't on the screen. Not a single member of the cast is given an opportunity to breath life into their characters, although Daniel Craig ("I Dreamed of Africa") shows a glimmer that somehow got past West as Lara's former boyfriend, mercenary tomb raider Alex Marrs. Simon West's ("Con Air," "The General's Daughter") direction is so flat-footed, that boredom sets in just as Lara's adventure is beginning. His one good idea is to surprise the audience when a second shower scene doesn't pan down to the figure we expect.Ĭinematographer Peter Menzies Jr., blessed with these exotic locations, serves up a muddy looking, visually bland film. Screenwriter Michael Colleary ("Face/Off") has provided an idiotic premise that trots Lara to Cambodia (where huge stone temple creatures come to life only to be shattered like clay pots by a bullet or two), Venice (for no reason whatsoever other than to have a conversation with bland bad guy Manfred Powell (Iain Glen, "Beautiful Creatures")) and Iceland (to look cool dog-sleddingīefore an inane climax right out of "The Avengers"). She can apparently hear the ticking of a clock encased within a stairwell from 100 yards and a sound sleep, pull in favors from secret ops groups and beat the living daylights out of a score of men firing a hail of bullets at her without suffering a scratch, yet doesn't have the sense to employ Bryce to protect the key to earth's destruction from being stolen.
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Having never played the videogame, I have a question - is the name Lara Croft code for Large Cups? Angelina Jolie, with the help of some bust boosting, personifies the vidgame heroine - a tough, motorcycle riding chick with an inhuman figure encased in tight clothing and a personal arsenal. A once-every-5,000 years convergence of the planets combined with the discovery of a ticking 'key' sets Lara off on her latest worldwide adventure to stop the evil Illuminati from stealing the power of time itself in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider." That game is tomb raiding for antiquities, a career taught her by her beloved, now deceased dad (Jon Voight, Jolie's real father).
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Lady Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie, "Gone in 60 Seconds") lives in a mind-numbingly huge British estate with her butler Hilary (Chris Barrie of the British series "Red Dwarf"), who attempts to get her to dress more femininely, and personal techno-geek Bryce (Noah Taylor, "Shine"), who devises things like a huge killer robot (straight out of "Robocop") to keep Lara at the top of her game.
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