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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

  • 20032003
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 57m
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5.5/10
137K
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Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
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Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
137K
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  • Director
    • Jan de Bont
  • Writers
    • Dean Georgaris(screenplay)
    • Steven E. de Souza(story)
    • James V. Hart(story)
  • Stars
    • Angelina Jolie
    • Gerard Butler
    • Chris Barrie
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  • Director
    • Jan de Bont
  • Writers
    • Dean Georgaris(screenplay)
    • Steven E. de Souza(story)
    • James V. Hart(story)
  • Stars
    • Angelina Jolie
    • Gerard Butler
    • Chris Barrie
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    • 342User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Lara Croftas Lara Croft
    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Terry Sheridanas Terry Sheridan
    Chris Barrie
    Chris Barrie
    • Hillaryas Hillary
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Jonathan Reissas Jonathan Reiss
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Bryceas Bryce
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Kosaas Kosa
    Til Schweiger
    Til Schweiger
    • Seanas Sean
    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • Chen Loas Chen Lo
    Terence Yin
    Terence Yin
    • Xienas Xien
    Daniel Caltagirone
    Daniel Caltagirone
    • Nicholas Petrakias Nicholas Petraki
    Fabiano Martell
    Fabiano Martell
    • Jimmy Petrakias Jimmy Petraki
    Jonny Coyne
    Jonny Coyne
    • Gus Petrakias Gus Petraki
    • (as Jonathan Coyne)
    Robert Cavanah
    Robert Cavanah
    • MI6 Agent Stevensas MI6 Agent Stevens
    Ronan Vibert
    Ronan Vibert
    • MI6 Agent Callowayas MI6 Agent Calloway
    Lenny Juma
    • Village Leaderas Village Leader
    Raymond Ofula
    • Village Leaderas Village Leader
    • (as Raymond Offula)
    Hezron Ajuala
    • Village Leaderas Village Leader
    Alfred Kalipso
    • Tribesmanas Tribesman
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • Dean Georgaris(screenplay)
      • Steven E. de Souza(story)
      • James V. Hart(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Angelina Jolie had to wear bra padding, in order for her bust size to measure up to the videogame character. Jolie wears considerably less (and possibly no) padding in this film, as the decision was made to give Lara more realistic dimensions.
    • Goofs
      When in Hong Kong, Lara tells Bryce to call Kosa and have him pick her up north of his village. However, Bryce is immediately taken hostage by Jonathan from the trailer, and would not have been able to call Kosa. Yet he still arrives to pick her up in the Jeep.
    • Quotes

      [Deciding who should jump off first]

      Terry Sheridan: Right, you go first.

      Lara Croft: No, you go first.

      [Thugs shoot at them]

      Lara Croft: I'll go first.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening logos for Paramount and Mutual Films are projected onto water.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Did My Time
      Written and Performed by Korn

      Produced by Korn and Jonathan Davis

      Additional production by Frank Filipetti

      Korn performs courtesy of Epic Records

    User reviews342

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Why do so many people hate this movie?
    Although Cradle of Life won't go down in movie history as an all-time classic, I am mystified at why so many critics and moviegoers hated it.

    In my opinion, this movie is much better than the first Tomb Raider film. The first film was entertaining, make no mistake, but it still had too much of a comic book feel and 'Angelina Jolie' (qv) had not yet gotten a firm grasp of the Lara Croft role. In Cradle of Life, both Lara and Jolie show newfound maturation, and this makes her (both actress and fictional character) much more interesting to watch. Heck, even Jolie's faux British accent is more convincing the second time around. I was one of the many who protested when she was cast in the role; the first film left be unconvinced, but she finally won me over in her second outing.

    The story is also more interesting in the second film, with the whole Pandora's Box angle being something more worthy of Tomb Raider than the tired old "conspiracy out to take over the world" plot of the first film.

    There are some aspects of the second film that I didn't care for as much. Lara, for one thing, is far more deadlier this second time around and at one point seriously considers gunning down a man in cold blood. This type of behavior is more fitting for James Bond than Lady Lara Croft. But once I got used to the idea of Lara Croft 007, I didn't mind it so much. (Indeed, if Hollywood ever follows through with it's long-threatened female Bond film, they could do far worse than get Angelina Jolie for the role of Jane(?) Bond.)

    What appealed to me in Cradle of Life is how familiar Lara, her background, and her supporting characters have become with only one previous film under their belts. No time is spent explaining who she is and why she lives in such a huge mansion (which sadly appears only briefly). This level of familiarity, of character comfort, is something I've only ever seen once before -- in the Bond series.

    Cradle of Life also features some most impressive set pieces that may not necessarily advance the story, but are great to watch, such as a zoom in from outer space on Lara riding a motorcycle, an incredible zoom-in shot THROUGH the window of Croft Manor, and a great scene of Lara shooting at targets while riding a horse -- sidesaddle!

    Sadly, the critical and box office failure of Cradle of Life probably guarantees no further entries in the series, and even if it does continue, Jolie looks ready to follow Audrey Hepburn's lead and put acting on the back burner in favor of humanitarian work so the role will probably go to another (possibly less talented) actress. If this turns out to be the case, I believe the Lara Croft series looks set to be remembered as fondly as the Derek Flint films of the 1960s.

    Anyone who has been scared away by the bad reviews could do worse than to rent a copy from their local video store and check it out. You might be surprised at how much fun the movie is.
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    • Dec 28, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Japan
      • United Kingdom
      • Hong Kong
    • Official site
      • Paramount
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Swahili
      • Greek
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Tomb Raider 2
    • Filming locations
      • Santorini, Greece
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Mutual Film Company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $95,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $65,660,196
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,783,641
      • Jul 27, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $160,099,222
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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