Review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) by Greg D — 24 Dec 2009

One of the better videogame movie adaptations, which still makes it a pretty bad film.

This review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) was written by Greg D on 24 Dec 2009.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider has generally received mixed reviews.

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