Jolie remains more magazine cover than actress (or movie star), and the franchise she supports is more Nintendo after-school time killer than rousing adventure cycle.
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07/29/03
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US 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... [More]
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, Djimon Hounsou
Director: Jan de Bont
Reviews for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
61 - 80 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Is “Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” worth it? No. If you’ve sent the first, you’ve seen the second.
07/28/03
Sure it’s hardcore dumb but its so amusing plundering this tomb that you won’t notice (or care) how well the makers raided your wallet.
07/28/03
Silly, cheesy and tacky.
07/28/03
Top CriticThere's a great deal more fun in this sequel.
07/28/03
The plot is coherent enough to hold our attention, and inventive enough to move credibly among all the exotic locations.
07/28/03
Sure, the movie blows but Jolie is the new James Dean, mysterious and the definition of cool.
07/28/03
...this Tomb Raider also has some enormous dry spots...
07/28/03
It’s only when Angelina Jolie and Gerard Butler are up close and personal that you get the sense that anybody was really all that interested in making this film.
07/27/03
The film was directed by Jan de Bont, who now should be known as F.K. Jan de Bont; the abbreviation standing for Franchise Killer.
07/27/03
Bombastic it may be, but it's rarely boring, as was the first Tomb Raider. Keep your expectations in line with the source material and you may be pleasantly surprised.
07/27/03
If you have to watch a movie this miserable, it helps enormously to have Angelina Jolie as its eponymous lead.
07/26/03
While there are more moments with flair than in the original fiasco, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider -- The Cradle of Life remains a one-dimensional and suspiciously lifeless affair.
07/26/03
In the next "Lara Croft," she'll search for the weapons of mass destruction.
07/26/03
The first movie was so bad it was almost good; this one is almost good.
07/26/03
This Lara Croft sequel really surprised me. It's the most exciting action/adventure flick I've seen since 'The Mummy.'
07/26/03
It repeats the mistakes of the first film and compounds them with the cardinal sin of taking itself too seriously.
07/26/03
Avoid this one.
07/26/03
As is so often the case, robbers emptied this tomb of ideas long ago. But it does have a lovely facade.
07/26/03
A highly enjoyable summer thrill ride.
07/26/03
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