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, Wai Pun Chan, Sin Ka-Leung, Dimitris Birbilis, Okongo Mbanda, Matthew Sharp, Simon Crane, Anthony Caron-Delion, Pierros Andrakakos, Cliff Lanning, Rob Burgess, Ben Lanning, Matthew Tang, Iain Lawrence, Josephine Chan, Tony Rimwah, Thomas Chow Wai-Kwan, Terry Madden, Bob Nyanja, Amy Gilliam, Barbara Efthymiou Harris, Martin Krauka, Terence Madden, Toby Hefferman |
| Producers | Lloyd Levin, Lawrence Gordon, Jeremy Heath-Smith, Philip Lee, Louis A. Stroller, Shelly Clippard, Holly Goline |
| Writers | Dean Georgaris, Steven E. de Souza, James V. Hart |
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