Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Movie Review 2001

Laura Croft (Jolie), the daughter of a British aristocrat/adventurer (Jolie's real-life dad Voight), gives up her upper-crusty life to hunt down ancient treasures that hold the key to controlling time before they fall into the wrong hands. Sounds straightforward enough, right? Maybe it once was but too much tinkering results in a muddled story and foggy details that do, however, divert your attention away from the cheesy dialogue and flimsy characters. Stunning sets and visuals, along with Jolie's "let's have some fun" attitude go a long way toward making this disappointment more entertaining than it probably should be.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Game, Treasure Hunt, Wonder Women, Great Britain, Asia, The Help: Male, Dads, Top Grossing Films of 2001

Screenplay

Patrick Massett, John Zinman

Cast

Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig, Leslie Phillips, Jon Voight, Noah Taylor, Richard Johnson, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Chris (Christopher) Barrie

Cinematography

Peter Menzies

Director

Simon West

Music

Graeme Revell

Other

Chris Munro, Peter Afterman, Dallas S. Puett, Glen Scantlebury, Lindy Hemming, Kirk M. Petruccelli

Producer

Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Colin Wilson, Mutual Film Corporation, Paramount Pictures