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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Paramount Pictures 1 hr. 40 mins. Starring: Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen , Jon Voight, Daniel Craig, Noah Taylor. Directed by: Simon West Tomb Raider Rating:  
E-MAIL GIANCARLO DE LISI It is trivial to me how studios can pack a film with so much technical wizardry, balletic action sequences and massive set pieces and still deliver such a shallow, empty film. Hence 'Tomb Raider', a film that you really want to enjoy, but just cannot seem to immerse yourself within the films' uselessly complex plot and ridiculous comedy bits. Angelina Jolie was supposed to be catapulted to the title of Female Action Star. Yet, while she does a satisfying job at keeping this mess of a film together, she just cannot make us believe we should care fore her and her cause. She stars as Lara Croft, an imagining of a popular video game that sets the background for this film. Like other characters, she must save the world. This time, our character must find a mysterious triangle that if found, can give its' owner the power of God. Furthermore, this triangle must be brought together since it was broken into two pieces thousands of years ago at the exact moment of alignment of the planets. If you find this confusing and useless, it is. This plot allows our hero to travel the world and shoot her guns in extravagant locations amidst the bass pounding music of techno in the background. It is a popular saying but the bigger they are - the harder they fall. As we speak, this film is still falling. The major inconsistency within this film is its' ridiculous plot. It is so mangled up and scraped together that we know things blowing up are just excuses so she can run away from them and see her bountiful breasts jiggling all the way. Anyone who knows the Lara Croft character knows that her biggest attribute is not her ability to elude danger, but her breasts. The script also calls for Jon Voight to appear in flashbacks as Lara's father who disappeared many years ago. This is a pitiful attempt to add cause and justice to her duty to be a good daughter and listen to her daddy. In my opinion, this only adds to the sappiness and stupidity of this film that the studio heads actually accepted this horrible script in order to produce this film. There really is not much to say about this weak film except to defend myself in all the midst of this negativity. One would expect a film of this caliber and budget to expose the audience to a few thrills and exciting sequences, instead, we are insulted. Insulted by the level of ineptness by the filmmaker's to create a fun, exciting, fresh piece that is at least remotely entertaining. Instead, we are left with a recycled, cliched film that leaves no cliche unturned. Director Simon West (Con Air, The General's Daughter) does his best with this horrible script and sets up the action sequences in a stylistic way but not even that is enough for adventure fans that have not grown to care for our female heroin. In conclusion, to sum up this film in one sentence - probably this summer's biggest disappointment. The only good thing about this film is that one will wait until the end credits to hear U2's 'Elevation: Tomb Raider Mix' putting a close to this bad film. Click here to comment on this review or post your own thoughts. Giancarlo De Lisi © TheWorldJournal.com |
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