Angelina Jolie
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Tasked by MI6 to find the mythological Pandora's Box, an ancient object supposedly containing one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara Croft must beat evil Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bioterrorist Jonathan Reiss to it.
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| Release Date | 2003-07-21 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Directors | Jan de Bont, David Tattersall, Martin Krauka, Bob Nyanja, Toby Hefferman, Okongo Mbanda, Tony Rimwah, Dimitris Birbilis, Josephine Chan, Simon Crane, Barbara Efthymiou Harris, Terry Madden, Pierros Andrakakos, Wai Pun Chan, Ben Lanning, Cliff Lanning, Matthew Sharp, Rob Burgess, Thomas Chow Wai-Kwan, Amy Gilliam, Iain Lawrence, Anthony Caron-Delion, Terence Madden, Sin Ka-Leung, Matthew Tang |
| Producers | Lloyd Levin, Lawrence Gordon, Philip Lee, Jeremy Heath-Smith, Louis A. Stroller, Holly Goline, Shelly Clippard |
| Writers | Dean Georgaris, James V. Hart, Steven E. de Souza |
The Cradle of Life is still an outrageous action adventure full of stunts and gunfights, but this time, the style and directing minimize the cliche and maximize the fun!
The Cradle of Life benefits from a larger budget, a new director, and a little less cheese. While this Tomb Raider film still has plenty of ridiculous moments, this time, they are more fantastical than cliche, which for a video game character, feels like a step in the right direction. The first film seemed more influenced by Blade and style Matrix, whereas the sequel takes its cues from Mission: Impossible. Lara Croft is a globe-trotting, gun-wielding, archeological super agent, but even with how larger-than-life that sounds, Angelina Jolie and Jan de Bont make it feel more grounded and believable. I appreciated the more practical feel of the effects and incredible stunts. In addition, Gerard Butler’s duplicitous romantic interest keeps the story more unpredictable and engaging. There were gun battles, exotic locations, plenty of expendable bad guys, and an awesome action heroine kicking butt! I couldn’t ask for more!
— The Movie Mob
Equally as good as the first. It's just like the video game. So there storyline was pretty much made for them. Good movie though.
— Andre Gonzales