Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Alicia Vikander | ... | Lara Croft | |
Dominic West | ... | Richard Croft | |
Walton Goggins | ... | Mathias Vogel | |
Daniel Wu | ... | Lu Ren | |
Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Ana Miller | |
Derek Jacobi | ... | Mr. Yaffe | |
Alexandre Willaume | ... | Lieutenant | |
Tamer Burjaq | ... | Mercenary | |
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Adrian Collins | ... | Mercenary |
Keenan Arrison | ... | Mercenary | |
Andrian Mazive | ... | Mercenary | |
Milton Schorr | ... | Mercenary | |
Hannah John-Kamen | ... | Sophie | |
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Peter Waison | ... | Taxi Driver |
Samuel Mak | ... | Chinese Kid |
Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of eccentric adventurer Lord Richard Croft (Dominic West), who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of twenty-one without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father's global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he's truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can't understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death. Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad's last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will... Written by Warner Bros. Pictures
No it is not grand or profound, but it is fine to watch on a rainy day. I may have the advantage because I do not know the game and have not watched the Angelina Jolie version! So be warned. The actress does a good job and is slender so is a treat for my eyes. I wish she would show some skin. The script had a noble undertone to it too.