He bequeathed a boxful of maps, puzzles, codes, and clues, more than enough to point Lara in the right direction: “Cross the chasm of souls,” “Face the army of a thousand handmaidens,” and other household tips. Getting to Himiko is no easy task, but Lara is treading in the footsteps of her father, Richard Croft (Dominic West), who embarked on a similar search seven years ago and has not been seen since. There, somewhere, is the final resting place of Himiko, “the first queen of Japan,” who, if disturbed, will unleash terrors so immeasurable that they could leave the world in direst need of a sequel. The plot is equally international, racing along as if on a zip line from London to Hong Kong, and thence to a barely reachable island in the Devil’s Sea. To sum up: we now have a Swedish actress playing an English heroine under the guidance of a Norwegian director. Jolie has retired from the fray of the franchise, and, in Uthaug’s movie, her place is taken by Alicia Vikander. They starred Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, the action woman with the kick of an intemperate mule, who mixes the dusty passions of an archeologist with a splash of blue British blood. There have already been two big “Tomb Raider” films, in 20. No, you want the new “Tomb Raider,” where nobody sits around at all.
If your name is Roar Uthaug, and you want to make movies, and you’re too late for the live-action reboot of “The Lion King,” what kind of movie should you choose? Not the kind, obviously, where people sit around sipping flat whites and talking about how they really feel.
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