Critics Consensus

Tomb Raider Is an Aggressively Average Adventure

Plus, Love, Simon is a refreshing romance, 7 Days in Entebbe is hijacked by mediocrity, and we can only imagine the Tomatometer for I Can Only Imagine.


This weekend at the movies, we have a rebooted Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, starring Alicia Vikander, and Dominic West), a coming-of-age romance with a twist (Love, Simon, starring Nick Robinson and Katherine Langford), the fact-based tale of a military raid to rescue hostages taken by terrorists (7 Days in Entebbe, starring Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl), and a father-son drama inspired by a hit song (I Can Only Imagine, starring J. Michael Finley and Dennis Quaid). What are the critics saying?






Also Opening This Week In Limited Release

  • , about an aspiring filmmaker whose court-ordered service work leads to an unexpected love connection, is at 100%.
  • , a new adaptation of the classic play about life on the front lines during World War I, is Certified Fresh at 96%.
  • , a documentary look at French citizens unwillingly placed in psychiatric care, is at 92%.
  • , a documentary that observes the lives of Chinese teens after they’ve immigrated to Maine, is at 86%.
  • , a documentary about Japanese ramen chefs, is at 80%.
  • , a black British comedy fueled by rage against economic inequality, is at 63%.
  • , starring Zoey Deutch as a teenager at a potentially disastrous crossroads, is at 58%.
  • , starring Michael Caine as a fleeing dictator who takes refuge with his teen American pen pal and her family, is at 18%.