Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 118 Ratings
- Starring: Angelina Jolie, Chris Barrie, Gerard Butler
- Summary: Demonstrating her physical prowess and revealing her courage as never before, Lara Croft proves that she will stop at nothing in her search for an infamous site know as "The Cradle of Life" -- especially when it means she could save the world from the most unspeakable evil ever known. (Paramount)
- Director: Jan de Bont
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy
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Positive: 4 out of 34
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Mixed: 23 out of 34
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Negative: 7 out of 34
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75In a summer where the special effects in movies have grown steadily more repetitive and dreary, "LCTR:TCOL" uses imagination and exciting locations to give the movie the same kind of pulp adventure feeling we get from the Indiana Jones movies.
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60However caricatured a vision of female empowerment, Lara Croft exercises an irresistible tug not just on the adolescent male imagination but the 12-year-old female imagination as well.
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60Enough goodwill has been built up in the early sections that most viewers will not take offense when the movie abandons its plot and characters.
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38Competent in the extreme, the talented Jolie would make a great Jane Bond. But mired in this joyless orgy of preposterousness, her biggest challenge is simply keeping a straight face.
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Positive: 68 out of 85
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Mixed: 5 out of 85
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Negative: 12 out of 85
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JaredC.10Way more than the first, it actually has acting, action, fantasy, one of the years best.
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MariannaS.10One of the best movies ever! Angelina is the best actress. The plot is better than the first movie (which is great, too!).
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ColinC8A fun movie that deserves more credit. Although, the video game is still the best.
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