Rotten
In the department of numbing ineptitude, the pacing runs a neck-and-neck race with the dialogue.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat.
2001 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Simon West
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Overview
Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's unlimited power?
Director and cast
- Simon West Director
- Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft
- Iain Glen as Manfred Powell
- Daniel Craig as Alex West
- Noah Taylor as Bryce
- Chris Barrie as Hillary
- Jon Voight as Lord Richard Croft
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as Mr. Pimms
- Leslie Phillips as Wilson
- Richard Johnson as Distinguished Gentleman
- Robert Phillips as Assault Team Leader (Julius)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[A] movie based on a video game that's unafraid to look absurd but lacks the self-conviction needed to come off as camp.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Loud, banal, empty, frenzied, plasticized, flavorless, drab, violent in a bloodless way and sexy in a sexless way.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
So pandering and pebble-brained you'd guess it had been test-screened on barnyard animals.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Rotten
There is more tension in Jolie's T-shirts than in the dramatic action.
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
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