Pointless sequel to the not so successful first film. The story is basically a rehash of the original, with slightly less supernatural stuff, but more unnecessary violence. The plot, involving a globe that shows the location of Pandora's Box, is just an excuse to go from one action scene to the next.

There are a lot of plot holes though: Growling sharks, secret labs located in the middle of a shopping mall, the question of why anyone would want to open Pandora's Box since it brings misfortune to those who does, and the fact that nobody knows the location of said box, except of course, an entire tribe living next door to it...

The first film was pretty bad, but compared to this disaster it was better in all departments. Jan de Bont is obviously just a 1.5-hit wonder (Twister is still pretty good) and he fails to do anything exciting with Cradle of Life. It's tired dialouge, clichéd characters, boring action pieces, and a slow pace where nothing really happens.

Angelina Jolie was by far the best thing with the original, but here she too lacks any sense of being happy to be back (read, contractual obligation). There are two minutes or so at the very end that actually are quite good, and gives Jolie a chance to prove that, given the right material, she's a really good actress, worth better than crap like this. [1/10]

I've never played the game, but movies like this have always been fun for me. Angelina was amazing, my childhood crush.

The movie centers on Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) who is assigned by the British Intelligence -MI6- to discover the Pandora box that the baddies (Ciaran Hinds and Til Schweiger) want to find with the purpose of ruling the world . She is helped by an imprisoned mercenary (Gerard Butler) that will be freed , and two sympathetic underlings who appeared in the first part (Noah Taylor and Christhopher Barrie) . They'll have to confront amount of dangers , adventures and risks until reach their aims .

Run-of-the-mill action film because from the beginning to the final the frenetic action , thrills and fast movement are continued and unstopped . The picture blends emotion , intrigue , thriller , suspense , rip-roaring scenes and a little bit of violence when the fights happen . It is a film pretty bemusing and entertaining . It's a typical modern action film : continuous struggles in leaps and bounds , running men while are shooting and interminable pursuits . Besides , there are spellbound landscapes of various countries where the starring are traveling around the world to resolve the enigmas . The ending confrontation amongst the protagonists and enemies on the Kilimanjaro's skirts is breathtaking . The picture is similar to previous part with the difference in this latter there is an adventure chum (Gerard Butler) playing a type of ¨buddy movie¨ role. Thus , the storyline is basically a rehash of the former picture . Just as in the first film, there are several scenes in which the live-action Lara mimics are mingled with the computer generator effects . The film attained moderated success at box office , less than the first one , and not as good as the anterior . I don't know if the producers are going to make a third part .

David Tattersall's cinematography is glittering and glimmer as is well reflected on the awesome and impressive outdoors in charge of the production designer Petruccelli . Alan Silvestri's music is atmospheric and marvelous . The motion picture was well directed by Jan De Bont (Speed) . It is very spectacular , it is a film for adrenaline lovers . The yarn will appeal to Angelina Jolie and Lara Croft videogames fans.