No time is spent explaining who she is and why she lives in such a huge mansion (which sadly appears only briefly). (Indeed, if Hollywood ever follows through with it's long-threatened female Bond film, they could do far worse than get Angelina Jolie for the role of Jane(?) Bond.) What appealed to me in Cradle of Life is how familiar Lara, her background, and her supporting characters have become with only one previous film under their belts. But once I got used to the idea of Lara Croft 007, I didn't mind it so much. This type of behavior is more fitting for James Bond than Lady Lara Croft. Lara, for one thing, is far more deadlier this second time around and at one point seriously considers gunning down a man in cold blood. There are some aspects of the second film that I didn't care for as much. The story is also more interesting in the second film, with the whole Pandora's Box angle being something more worthy of Tomb Raider than the tired old "conspiracy out to take over the world" plot of the first film. I was one of the many who protested when she was cast in the role the first film left be unconvinced, but she finally won me over in her second outing. Heck, even Jolie's faux British accent is more convincing the second time around. In Cradle of Life, both Lara and Jolie show newfound maturation, and this makes her (both actress and fictional character) much more interesting to watch.
The first film was entertaining, make no mistake, but it still had too much of a comic book feel and 'Angelina Jolie' (qv) had not yet gotten a firm grasp of the Lara Croft role.
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In my opinion, this movie is much better than the first Tomb Raider film. Although Cradle of Life won't go down in movie history as an all-time classic, I am mystified at why so many critics and moviegoers hated it.
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