Lara Croft Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Cradle of Life is certainly better than its 2001 predecessor, but its appeal is mostly aimed at fans of the video games that inspired both movies. That pretty much leaves you with some fun but familiar action sequences, and the ever-alluring sight of Angelina Jolie (reprising her title role) as she swims, swings, kicks, shoots, flies, jet-skis, motorcycles, and free-falls her way toward saving the world, this time by making sure that a grimacing villain (Ciarán Hinds) doesn't open Pandora's Box (yes, the actual mythological object) and unleash a deadly plague that will "weed out" the global population. Exotic locations add to Jolie's own coolly erotic appeal, but we're left wondering if this franchise has anywhere else to go. --Jeff Shannon

Movie Details

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Ciaran Hinds, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Simon Yam, Terence Yin, Daniel Caltagirone
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running time: 117 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35:1

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DVD Features:

Available Subtitles: English

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)

Commentary by: Director Jan De Bont

6 Deleted Scenes and an alternate ending, all with commentary by Du Bont

Gerard Butler's screen test

Five featurettes on the film's training, weapons and vehicles, visual effects, stunts and scoring

Music Videos by Korn and The Davey Brothers

The Original Theatrical Web-Site Archive DVD-ROM

International rating:

Europe: 12A
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Nov 18, 03