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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 150

Fresh: 35

Rotten:115

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Consensus: Though the sequel is an improvement over the first movie, it's still lacking in thrills.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for action violence and some sensuality

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jul 25, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $65,628,448

Synopsis: Popular video game character Lara Croft returns to the big screen in this sequel to LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER. Intrepid British archaeologist Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) has made perhaps the most... Popular video game character Lara Croft returns to the big screen in this sequel to LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER. Intrepid British archaeologist Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) has made perhaps the most important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, the orb falls into the hands of Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds), an evil scientist who deals in killer viruses and hopes to sell the secrets of the box as the ultimate weapon. Recruited by British Intelligence to get the orb back from Reiss, Lara enlists Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler), a British marine turned mercenary--and her former love interest--to help. The two embark on an adventure that spans continents in an attempt to regain the orb. Lara is a walking advertisement for "girl power." She's brilliant, athletic, courageous, and saucy. She flips jet skis, parachutes to safety from tall buildings, dives, rides horses--nothing seems beyond her. Best of all, Lara is one of the good ones--she'll do whatever she must to keep the world safe. Directed by Jan de Bont, this film was shot on location in Greece, Kenya, Hong Kong, England, and Wales. [More]

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, Djimon Hounsou

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Simon Yam, Chris Barrie

Director: Jan de Bont

Director: Jan de Bont
Screenwriter: Dean Georgaris
Story: Steven E. De Souza, James V. Hart
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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09/30/05
Scott Nash
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Better than its predecessor--and, yes, that's every bit the backhanded compliment it sounds like.

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01/03/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

... true to the look and spirit of the game and ... more fun than watching someone else play 'Tomb Raider,' which was the bane of the first Lara Croft installment.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
09/20/04
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

The new Lara Croft has no reason to exist except that the first one made money.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/02/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

There remains the essential truth (and Tomb Raider 2's fiscal failure speaks to this) that even without analysis, there needs to be some meat on the bone.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
12/15/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The pace can best be described as similar to crawling through quicksand with two broken legs and a refrigerator strapped to your back.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
12/09/03
Matt Brunson
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11/10/03
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com

It’s not perfect (it’s a sequel after all), but the latest Lara Croft film is smart, sexy and great summer fun.

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10/07/03
David Foucher
EDGE Boston

'Es una película regular que si se ve con el humor adecuado puede llegar a gustar, pues lo único que promete – y ofrece – es un rato de esparcimiento'

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10/02/03
Jorge Avila Andrade
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09/27/03
Sydney Morning Herald

Sucked the life right out of me.

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09/23/03
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
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. Proves again that Jolie makes a better magazine cover than actor and Lara Croft a better game than rousing archeological adventure. .

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09/22/03
Shannon J. Harvey
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