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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dean Georgaris (screenplay)
Steven E. de Souza (story) ...
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25 July 2003 (USA) more
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(43 articles)
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Pretty Good, If All You Want Is A Brainless Action Movie more (305 total)
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Also Known As:
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens (Germany)
Tomb Raider 2 (USA) (working title)
Lara Croft - Tomb raider: La cuna de la vida (Spain) (Venezuela) (poster title) [es]
Lara Croft tomb raider: Le berceau de la vie (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (video title) [fr]
Лара Крофт - Расхитительница гробниц: Колыбель жизни (Russia) [ru]
Lara Croft Tomb Raider - A Origem da Vida (Brazil) [pt]
Lara Croft Tomb Raider - To likno tis zois (Greece) [el]
Lara Croft Tomb Raider - Yasamin kaynagi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens (Austria) [de]
Lara Croft tomb raider: Elämän lähde (Finland) [fi]
Lara Croft tomb raider: La culla della vita (Italy) [it]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - O Berço da Vida (Portugal) [pt]
Lara Croft: Tomb raider - Az élet bölcsöje (Hungary) [hu]
Tomb Raider II - Lara Croft ja elu häll (Estonia) [et]
Tomb raider: La cuna de la vida (Argentina) [es]
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Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality.
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117 min
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In the film, Lara and Terry walk into a mall in Hong Kong called Times Square, after which they make their way to a then-unfinished taller building called the IFC tower. The film treats the two buildings as if they are attached, but in fact they are a subway train ride apart. The large skylight that looks up the IFC tower from Times Square was digitally added into the scene. more
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Lara shoots the computers in Reiss' lab, she only shoots the monitors. All this does is stop displaying what the computer is doing. Many say, that a knowledgeable woman like Lara should know to shoot the processor, not the monitor. However, later Reiss talks about keeping Lara alive as long as they know the computer finishes its translation; Lara only tried to delay Reiss, not to destroy the process (she couldn't do that anyways, since the computer boxes are not visible, and even if they are accessible to shoot, destroying the processors would take more time and effort that Lara had). We even see one monitor unharmed and showing the process bar. more
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[first lines]
Jimmy Petraki: They found another one. There's going to be no treasure left by the time she gets here.
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16 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Pretty Good, If All You Want Is A Brainless Action Movie, 1 July 2005
6/10
Author: christian123

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is an improvement over the original as it delivers more action and adventure. Archaeologist and explorer extraordinaire, Lara Croft, journeys to a temple which has sunken underwater in search of lost treasures. During her expedition, Croft happens upon a sphere that contains the mythical Pandora's Box, only to have it stolen from her by Chen Lo, the leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Chen Lo is in league with a bad guy named Reiss, who wants to use the priceless Box as a doomsday weapon. The plot sounds okay but the main reason someone would see this film is for the action scenes and Angelina Jolie. People just wanting those two things will probably enjoy this film. People that want a good story and better direction should skip this film. The action scenes are really cool and are done well. However, the story is weak and the film doesn't quite make sense at times either. I think the person that should be blamed is Jan de Bont. He is a terrible director and can't build up suspense very well. He did a bit better then Simon West but still the studio should have hired someone else. The acting is good not great but nothing horrible either. Angelina Jolie does a good job of playing Lara Croft and she is also very breathtaking in the film. Gerard Butler does a good job as well though sometimes his performance wasn't very interesting. The action scenes are really cool and are done well. Another problem I had with this film is that it gets boring at times. Having a lot of action doesn't mean its audience will be entertained. The movie's running time is 117 minutes which is a bit longer then the original. I think they could have cut the film down to about the same length as there some pointless scenes. If you hated the original then you should skip this film as the film is more of the same but it is more entertaining. As long as you don't try to notice too many of the mistakes in the film then you should enjoy it. If your looking for a serious action flick then just skip this. Rating 6.8/10

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