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Raider: The Cradle Of Life Rated PG-13 Following on the success of “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” star Angelina Jolie (Tin Cup, Girl Interrupted) is back in the new adventure “Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life”. Jolie plays the title character who is a wealthy English heiress who travels the globe in search of treasure and adventure. Following an earthquake in Greece, Lara uncovers a long lost tomb of treasure and is attacked by members of a crime syndicate who take the mysterious globe she has uncovered leaving her companions dead in the process. It is learned that the globe is the key to the mysterious Cradle of Life where the legendary Pandora’s Box is set to reside. Legend tells of civilizations being destroyed should the box be opened and with an evil arms dealer Reiss (Ciaran Hinds- Titanic Town), who specializes in selling genetic weapons to the highest bidder and will think nothing of selling the box to the highest bidder. Needing to locate the gang who stole the globe, Lara enlists the help of an old flame named Terry (Gerard Butler- Reign of Fire, Dracula 2000), who has been imprisoned after taking to a life of crime despite his training in the intelligence community. The first half of the film has some good moments and Jolie is perfectly cast as the polished yet deadly Croft. She speaks with an upper class tongue but is just as deadly with her clever remarks as she is with all manner of weapons. The finale was not all that interesting as plot points were resolved in a very automatic manner. This is a step in the right direction for “Tomb Raider”. Unlike most sequels this summer, “Tomb 2” is learning from its earlier mistakes and making an honest attempt to correct them. It may not work out for the best, but they definitely have put more time into this movie than most movies this year. |
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