Well, today was a movie day... I saw two flicks - Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life and S.W.A.T.
The saving grace for my movie going day is that BOTH of them were FREE. How you ask? Surely, I must have mentioned this before - but for those of you just tuning in - it is because I have a side gig that not only gets me into movies FREE - but PAYS ME TO WATCH THEM!!! Interested? Click here for info...

On with the review...

S.W.A.T. was mildly entertaining. It looked like it wanted to be a Jerry Bruckheimer film when it grew up. This little ditty was directed by Clark Johson, who some of you may know from his role as Meldrick Lewis on the TV Series, Homicide: Life on the Streets... but might have trouble recognizing any of his filmwork. I would say it was a good start for an actor transistioning to director, as he has 15 directing credits on television, but this is his first crack at the big screen.

RATING 6 out of 10

Now on to the hottie...

There are some archeological finds that should remain buried - namely the Lara Craft/Tomb Raider movie franchise. Angelina Jolie promised a much improved tale of Lara's adventures while promoting the film, but again it fell short. The stunts were done for the sake of saying, "hey, look at me - I'm doing a stunt." The writing must have been outsourced to the state school for the mentally challenged as it was too stupid to even be humorous. (No offense meant to those with learning disorders - I apologize in advance for comparing them to the scriptwriters.)

RATING 4 out of 10

And if you tuned in to see more bounce and jiggle from Jolie... aside from this strange superhero-007-bond-girl outfit, there was not even much of that. Just lots of closeups of her paint on tan and pouty lips. What happened to the cargo shorts and boots that she wears in the game?

- posted by Chris @ 4:09 PM