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Lara Croft - Tomb Raider 2 - The Cradle Of Life Reviews

2003

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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 important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, the orb falls into the .. Read more

Starring	Angelina Jolie, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Gerard Butler
Director	Jan De Bont
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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- The tepidly anticipated return of the videogame vixen belly-flopped on its US release, and it did so with a splat that... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  Just for fun
  
  If you are looking for a realistic, plausible film to dissect over the dinner table with your educated friends - don't rent this film.
  
  If however... read more »
  
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  - Claudine
  - Manchester, England
  - 09 Aug 2004 at 13:12
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  Tomb Raider 2 - Lara Croft
  
  Loved it. If your a fan of the games then you
  
  will love this film.
  
  Agree with other reviewers not as good as the
  
  first but it ... read more »
  
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  - Gloucestershire
  - 01 Feb 2011 at 20:34
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  Lara Croft - Tomb Raider 2 - The Cradle Of Life
  
  Lara Croft - Tomb Raider 2 - The Cradle Of Life – the second instalment of Miss Croft, not as good as the first but sequels often aren’t. Still ... read more »
  
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- - ian3
  - 538 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 02 Dec 2010 at 14:13
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  Lara Croft - Tomb Raider
  
  Light hearted action film, worth watching - it passes away a couple of hours without having to think.
  
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  - Royston
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 15:48
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  Not good
  
  To be honest after 1/2 hour I turned it off. I didn't even find it entertaining.
  
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  - Bexhill-on-Sea
  - 27 Aug 2009 at 17:20
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  easy to watch
  
  Really enjoyed this film its not groundbreaking... it won't leave you crying and won't change your life, but its a lot of fun to just sit and watch. ... read more »
  
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  - Droitwich
  - 07 Aug 2009 at 12:04
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  Angelina is the only reason
  
  ...to watch this thing. The plot is a bit strained and far-fetched; when you watch it, you'll see what I mean. Furthermore, it is insulting to Africa. As ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 02 Jun 2009 at 14:55
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  croft.
  
  well i would say this is a very good film , just like her others, i enjoyed it very much.
  
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- - roseytom
  - 19 reviews
  - Winchester
  - 03 May 2009 at 19:04
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  good
  
  I love the tomb raider series of games but dont think this film or the original one live up to the game. Angelina jolie is wrongly cast as lara croft in my ... read more »
  
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- - Hayley Read
  - england
  - 02 Feb 2009 at 13:44
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  allan
  
  returnig film as reqested
  
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  - Paisley
  - 13 Jan 2009 at 10:48
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  boring
  
  not as good as the first one thats all i can say about this one short but sweet
  
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  - 29 Oct 2008 at 10:08
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- - 15
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  Just for fun
  
  If you are looking for a realistic, plausible film to dissect over the dinner table with your educated friends - don't rent this film.
  
  If however... read more »
  
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  - Claudine
  - Manchester, England
  - 09 Aug 2004 at 13:12
- - 5
  - 2
  Ain't That Great - But I Liked It!
  
  I enjoyed this film for the simple reasons that A) there simply ain't enough ass-kicking babes on screen and B) Lara Croft is a really cool character played... read more »
  
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- - imran
  - 165 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Aug 2004 at 19:37
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  Absolute tripe. No ...
  
  Absolute tripe. No continuity or storyline/plot. Waste of a couple of hours of my life. I thought the first one was bad but this takes the biscuit
  
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- - Andy#79
  - LEAMINGTON SPA
  - 15 Mar 2004 at 20:28
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  Ok film basicaly you ...
  
  Ok film basicaly you get what you expect. A bit of a cross with Indiana Jones and a female james bond. Plot a bit far fetched but continual action makes it ... read more »
  
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  - YORK
  - 16 Apr 2004 at 17:33
- - 4
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  Surprisingly good!
  
  Surprisingly good!
  
  I expected this to be the usual sequel... lacking in plot, poor acting, lower budget. But thankfully this is a high budget, well ... read more »
  
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- - jason#49
  - FARNBOROUGH
  - 01 Apr 2004 at 14:08
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  An enjoyable, tongue ...
  
  An enjoyable, tongue in cheek action movie - suitable for families to watch for all but younger viewers.
  
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  - PRESTON
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 22:04
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  Its all about Angelina
  
  The story is ok, the action is ok, Angelina looks fantastic!!
  
  I wouldn't go out and buy the film, but I did enjoy it. I like films that I can ... read more »
  
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- - Andy
  - Portsmouth, England
  - 24 Jan 2005 at 17:48
- - 4
  - 3
  Worse than the first!
  
  The original Tomb Raider film, was no classic by any means, but with the games appeal and Angelina Jolie's great turn as Lara Croft, it was obvious a sequel... read more »
  
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- - Pete
  - Chester, England
  - 09 Feb 2004 at 12:40
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  A pleasant surprise
  
  After hearing so many poor reviews for this film I actually found it quite entertaining. Another action-packed Lara Croft adventure with plenty of outrageous ... read more »
  
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- - Lisa
  - Plymouth, England
  - 10 Feb 2004 at 15:10
- - 3
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  Better than the first?
  
  Well probably. It's been a while since i watched the original though i remember not being too impressed , far too much lip pouting and stilted dialogue.This... read more »
  
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- - Micthetic
  - 103 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 08:27

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  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 important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. ...