Even by video-game-movie standards, this is an arrogantly, almost smugly empty and incoherent mess.
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 135
Fresh: 26
Rotten:109
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Consensus: Angelina Jolie is perfect for the role of Lara Croft, but even she can't save the movie from a senseless plot and action sequences with no emotional impact.
Theatrical Release: Jun 15, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $129,512,407
Synopsis: Angelina Jolie stars as Lara Croft, a tough, sexy, heavily armed adventurer, in this action film based on the wildly popular video game series of the same name. When mercenaries invade her cavernous, hi-tech mansion and steal an ancient... [More]
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All the world can blow up around Lara Croft--and it does here--but who cares when there's no reason to fear for her life?
09/16/07
Displaying boobs, brawn, and brain (in that order), Angelina Jolie renders a splashy perfromance but the movie, which is like a video-game turned big-screen entertainment, is not good; another missed opportunity to have a femme-driven action-adventure
11/15/06
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02/09/06
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12/15/03
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12/15/03
This would have been a better action movie if the last 10 minutes were replaced. Any computer-game player knows the last battle is supposed to be the toughest.
09/17/03
Let's face it, people going to see this movie expect two things: Lots of action and lots of slo-mo shots of Jolie running.
08/01/03
Like her gaming counterpart, she's all pretty eye candy without much of a soul or even an interesting personality.
03/20/03
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01/07/03
Top Critic I feel sorry for Jolie and the myriad of stunt trainers and set builders who designed all this great stuff, only to have the likes of director Simon West come in and mess it all up.
10/22/02
Loud, tedious, boring and self-important, this movie offers nothing fresh, original or surprising.
10/15/02
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09/10/02
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