Stardate 20010611.1948 (On Screen): I've got a bad feeling about this. Has there
ever been a
decent movie based on a video game? But here Hollywood really had a chance to pull it off. Not only did they get a top-name to star (for a change) and a big budget, but they have the opportunity to do "female Indiana Jones" during a time when action/special-effects movies are dominating the box office. So it's not a good sign that the new "Tomb Raider" movie is due to open this coming Friday and there are no reviews of it up yet. (That usually means that the studio is trying to prevent a blitz of bad publicity before opening weekend. If the movie is a good one, they want the word to get out to make that critical first weekend even more successful.)
Of course, the two (er, three?) questions are whether Angelina Jolie can do a convincing British accent, and whether any living woman can measure up to the mountainous reputation of Lara Croft in two critical areas: how good she is with guns and with gymnastic moves. (What were you thinking of, you perv?) (discuss)
Update 20010614: It's looking mighty bad. The Tomatometer reads 4/39. That's down there with Battlefield: Earth.
