Tomb Raider / Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life Box Set

Lets get the good news over first. Angelina Jolie is perfectly cast as Lara Croft, I can't think of anybody who could play the part better, with a perfect English accent.
But it's the film's that let what coud have been a good contender for the next Indiana Jones down.
Whilst both films are entertaining enough, with some very good action sequences.They don't manage to grab the imagination as they should. Both films in my opinion are as good as each other, they are well directed and rattle along at great speed, and that's where the problems are. The films move at such a great pace that none of the characters engage, Even the Tomb Raider games have better written characters than the ones in the movies.So your left not giving a damn about them. If the film's intension was to capture the feel of the games, well they have suceeded. As the action seems to be like playing a game, and going to the next level with every action sequence,every time with bigger and harder obsticals to… more »

Lets get the good news over first. Angelina Jolie is perfectly cast as Lara Croft, I can't think of anybody who could play the part better, with a perfect English accent.
But it's the film's that let what coud have been a good contender for the next Indiana Jones down.
Whilst both films are entertaining enough, with some very good action sequences.They don't manage to grab the imagination as they should. Both films in my opinion are as good as each other, they are well directed and rattle along at great speed, and that's where the problems are. The films move at such a great pace that none of the characters engage, Even the Tomb Raider games have better written characters than the ones in the movies.So your left not giving a damn about them. If the film's intension was to capture the feel of the games, well they have suceeded. As the action seems to be like playing a game, and going to the next level with every action sequence,every time with bigger and harder obsticals to overcome.
An entertaining box-set, but misses the special spark to make the movies excellent, as they should have been.
Pretty good family escapism!