I liked the first one and expected this to be even much better. But Lara has been invaded by an attempt to be more realistic with an ex boyfriend involved. The worst part is her change in personality. She laughs when she hurts people. She says nice in pleasure when she stabs someone's foot. She laughs when she hits someone in the head. She slashes someone just for the hell of it and smiles.
She tells her friends "why am I bothering to discuss it with you." She tells some partner secret agents that they are dummies because they wear soft suits with soft hands. This is how she treats her friends which does not make her strong as perhaps feminists might think. She has a bad attitude toward everyone accept Africans which I suppose is politically correct. The Africans she smiles at and talks to like real people. Her partners are humiliated for no reason near the end.
The problem with this film is not realism. Who wants realism in a super hero movie. The problem is Lara is kind of a jerk in this film. Even the android Arnold plays in the great great Terminator 3 has more honor. There is also no real challenge from the villain especially at the end where it should be in Tomb Raider 2. This could be so great with more nobility and honor. It does not compare with Die Another Day. Although even Bond had a few bad movies in which he was made too sadistic. Bond is back but Lara needs to improve next time.
We may have many Tomb Raiders which would be great with Lara as an honorable hero. Jolie has great potential for a few more films but hopefully with no jerk convict love interest and please no more political correctness. Drop these boyfriend problems in Charlie's Angels and now Tomb Raider. Cut out the soap opera stuff and perhaps 20 years from now Tomb Raider movies may still be going perhaps even with new actresses.
She tells her friends "why am I bothering to discuss it with you." She tells some partner secret agents that they are dummies because they wear soft suits with soft hands. This is how she treats her friends which does not make her strong as perhaps feminists might think. She has a bad attitude toward everyone accept Africans which I suppose is politically correct. The Africans she smiles at and talks to like real people. Her partners are humiliated for no reason near the end.
The problem with this film is not realism. Who wants realism in a super hero movie. The problem is Lara is kind of a jerk in this film. Even the android Arnold plays in the great great Terminator 3 has more honor. There is also no real challenge from the villain especially at the end where it should be in Tomb Raider 2. This could be so great with more nobility and honor. It does not compare with Die Another Day. Although even Bond had a few bad movies in which he was made too sadistic. Bond is back but Lara needs to improve next time.
We may have many Tomb Raiders which would be great with Lara as an honorable hero. Jolie has great potential for a few more films but hopefully with no jerk convict love interest and please no more political correctness. Drop these boyfriend problems in Charlie's Angels and now Tomb Raider. Cut out the soap opera stuff and perhaps 20 years from now Tomb Raider movies may still be going perhaps even with new actresses.