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Release Date:
25 July 2003 (USA)
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Plot:
Lara Croft is on a quest to save Pandoras box. full summary | add synopsis
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Pandoras Box
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Jet Ski
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Mansion
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Awards:
1 win
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2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(43 articles)
Fox Won't Take Over Tomb Raider Role
(From WENN. 29 January 2009, 4:10 AM, PST)
British Film Industry Has a Record Year
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 21 July 2004)
(From WENN. 29 January 2009, 4:10 AM, PST)
British Film Industry Has a Record Year
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 21 July 2004)
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Pretty Good, If All You Want Is A Brainless Action Movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Angelina Jolie | ... | Lara Croft | |
| Gerard Butler | ... | Terry Sheridan | |
| Ciarán Hinds | ... | Jonathan Reiss | |
| Chris Barrie | ... | Hillary (as Christopher Barrie) | |
| Noah Taylor | ... | Bryce | |
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | Kosa | |
| Til Schweiger | ... | Sean | |
| Simon Yam | ... | Chen Lo | |
| Terence Yin | ... | Xien | |
| Daniel Caltagirone | ... | Nicholas Petraki | |
| Fabiano Martell | ... | Jimmy Petraki | |
| Jonathan Coyne | ... | Gus Petraki | |
| Robert Cavanah | ... | MI6 Agent Stevens | |
| Ronan Vibert | ... | MI6 Agent Calloway | |
| Lenny Juma | ... | Village Leader |
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Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality.
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Runtime:
117 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12 (video rating) (2003) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
Iceland:12 |
Malaysia:U |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39956) |
Ireland:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Brazil:12 |
Canada:14A |
Denmark:11 |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons)
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Initial trailers and publicity material credited the story to producer Lloyd Levin and production designer Kirk M. Petruccelli, as well as James V. Hart. However, just before the film was released the WGA decided to credit the story to Hart and Steven E. de Souza.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Lara claims that the Lunar Temple on Santorini was buried in a volcanic eruption around 333 BC. In fact, the eruption that destroyed most of Santorini has been dated to about 1645 BC.
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Quotes:
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Jimmy Petraki: They found another one. There's going to be no treasure left by the time she gets here.
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Jimmy Petraki: They found another one. There's going to be no treasure left by the time she gets here.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#30.1)" (2003)
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Soundtrack:
Tears From the Moon
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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