Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Movie Review 2003

Arguably better than its predecessor, sequel has Croft (Jolie) searching for Pandora's box: a mythical container which is supposed to contain unfathomable evils. Our intrepid hero must outsmart the diabolical Dr. Reiss (Hinds) who wants to use it to wipe out all humanity save a lucky few over which he would, naturally, rule. With her hunky Scottish ex (Butler) in tow, the quest takes the pillow-lipped raider of the lost box on an undersea adventure in Greece and other exotic locales, including Shanghai and Mt. Kilimanjaro. Jolie injects Lara with more character, while the plethora of action scenes and special effects are deftly directed by De Bont, MIA since 1999's "The Haunting." Less noisy scenes, however, lack luster.

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 116 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Game, Treasure Hunt, Wonder Women

Screenplay

Dean Georgaris

Cast

Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, Til Schweiger, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Taylor, Chris (Christopher) Barrie, Simon Yam

Cinematography

David Tattersall

Director

Jan De Bont

Music

Alan Silvestri

Other

Simon Kaye, Chris Munro, Peter Afterman, Michael Kahn, John Fenner, Lindy Hemming, Kirk M. Petruccelli

Producer

Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mutual Film Corporation, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), Tele Munchen Productions, Toho-Towa, Eidos Interactive, Paramount Pictures