Tomb Raider
Warner Bros. | Release Date: March 16, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 52 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
27
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
SlateInkoo KangMar 14, 2018
An obligatory setup for a sequel slows down the final moments, but until then, Tomb Raider feels like a perfectly paced trio of espresso shots, with a shot of adrenaline to the heart as a chaser. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 15, 2018
Much better and more original than anyone could have expected. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonMar 15, 2018
Director Roar Uthaug (“The Wave”) delivers a state-of-the-art popcorn flick that’s at its best when the focus is on the spunky Lara rather than the special effects. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMar 14, 2018
Uthaug also manages to work in a few genuinely cool visual tricks, though the dialogue, from a serviceable script by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons is strictly standard; a mix of clunky action-movie exposition and winking Indiana Jones-style humor. Read full review
70
The New YorkerAnthony LaneMar 19, 2018
This movie is a smooch-free zone, and the arc described by its leading lady, proud and nerveless, is an elegant one: she starts by taking a punch to the face, without malice, from another woman, and, at the climax, delivers one herself—unmanning her male opponent with a decisive thump to the groin. If Lara Croft weren’t already a role model, she is now. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMar 15, 2018
The fights and chases are well designed. You can always tell where everything is in relation to everything else and who’s hitting or shooting whom — which isn’t a given, surprisingly, when fast cutting and loudness can cover a lot of infelicities. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangMar 14, 2018
It's hardly the first or last time Hollywood has plundered one of its own long-dormant properties, but it's also a reminder that not every resurrection has to feel like a desecration. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 14, 2018
The movie is full of vine-swinging, bow-and-arrow-shooting, ancient-spirit-meeting action, but most of it is staged on a convincing human scale, one that’s been expertly tailored to its star’s understated directness. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMar 21, 2018
This new iteration of Ms. Croft, played in a far more realistic fashion by Vikander (of Ex Machina fame), is somewhat more serious in tone, but altogether more fun to watch. Read full review
67
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonMar 14, 2018
Vikander is a beautifully effective avatar for the American Ninja Warrior version of Lara Croft. Stripping down the bombast of the original games (and films) allows Uthaug’s reboot to feel comparatively grounded and immediate, without dragging itself down with unnecessary pathos. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMar 15, 2018
Tomb Raider may be the most faithful adaptation of a video game to-date. Unfortunately, faithfulness to the source material doesn’t always result in the best cinematic experience and this is one of those occasions. Read full review
63
Rolling StoneDavid FearMar 15, 2018
Tomb Raider may be a less camp, more cunning take on the arts and Crofts that have made the brand a hit, but to call this a better-than average videogame movie is to damn it with faint praise. Don't hate the players. Hate the genre. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldMar 15, 2018
Vikander doesn’t have much to play, script-wise, but she makes a tough, appealing action star. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrMar 14, 2018
Tomb Raider is an often fun and visually compelling action pic, that is also sometimes unintentionally silly, with a great actress leading the whole thing. Read full review
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