Seems like a colossally bad movie, but in reality it's just not colossal enough.
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07/24/03
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
141 - 160 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Lara Croft lopes from one action set-piece to the next without developing any real rhythm or drive.
07/24/03
Top CriticMore sex, more exotic locations, but still no decent story.
07/24/03
Overfamiliar and uninspired.
07/24/03
A distinct if distinctly minor improvement on the first.
07/24/03
Top CriticAs impressive as Angelina Jolie's many physical feats may be, it takes even more stamina and fortitude to stay awake during the movie's seemingly endless two-hour running length.
07/24/03
Diverting but far from memorable.
07/24/03
Some romantic/sexual interplay is kept alive by hints and promises, always at arms length. We wouldn't want to gross out the prepubescent sub teenage audience, would we? These filmmakers know where boxoffice coin will be coming from.
07/24/03
It's part travelogue and part James Bond caper, with a thrilling opening and a wonderfully weird finale. ... What's been sandwiched in between is mostly run-of-the-mill stuntwork and gunplay...
07/24/03
I still had to slap myself to stay awake.
07/24/03
Both Tomb Raiders suffer from rampant action-adventure cliches and the sort of lumbering dialogue that harks back to the Saturday morning serials of yore.
07/24/03
The end result is a movie that tries -- and fails -- to be much more than it really is.
07/24/03
After a while, you stop speculating how Croft will wriggle out of each fine mess and start checking your watch.
07/24/03
For every scene of National Geographic -grand photography and showy action stuntwork put together by chick-action veteran director Jan De Bont, a little bit of Jolie's old dangerousness goes missing.
07/24/03
Calling it 'Tomb Raider of the Lost Ark' is too easy, but the similarities are striking.
07/24/03
An action for action’s sake movie.
07/24/03
Starts strong, ends weak.
07/24/03
The original "Tomb Raider" was dreadfully dull and still took in almost $300 million at the worldwide box office. Not to worry this time. Oscar winner Angelina Jolie returns to the lead role in all her acrobatic, stunt-filled glory.
07/24/03
Director Jan De Bont barely inspires enough adrenaline-flick flash to hold anyone’s interest — and it doesn't help that he seems overly enamored of slow motion...
07/24/03
The film ironically does the opposite of what an archaeologist is supposed to do - it takes a rare and beautiful treasure and buries it under a ton of junk.
07/24/03
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