Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (2001)

Synopsis

Big-screen version of the popular computer game that features the buxom heroine, Lara Croft. Angelina Jolie takes the role with her real-life father (Jon Voight) playing her father, Lord Croft, who has recently died.
See more Big-screen version of the popular computer game that features the buxom heroine, Lara Croft. Angelina Jolie takes the role with her real-life father (Jon Voight) playing her father, Lord Croft, who has recently died. Lara is a well-educated English aristocrat who has a secret life; she looks for lost antiquities and will use her highly-trained, fighting skills to get what she wants. When she comes up against an ancient organisation led by Powell (Iain Glen), Lara finds herself travelling across the globe and fighting mysterious creatures to get to an ancient relic before Powell; one that has immense powers.
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Our review

"Jolie, perfectly cast as Lara Croft, will get the game fans all hot and flustered, but underneath all the tight black tops and short shorts is a slapdash attempt at an Indiana Jones story that cogs along with little explanation but lots of meaningless action."

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