Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) // Reviewing Every Video Game Movie Ever Made

Welcome back to Canon Brawl! Grab your dual pistols and prepare for a global trek as we follow Angelina Jolie into the 2003 action-adventure sequel: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life.We’re diving deep into underwater temples and wingsuiting off skyscrapers to discuss Lara’s race against time to find Pandora’s Box, a pre-fame Gerard Butler’s "charming rogue" energy, and the sheer audacity of a movie that lets its lead punch a great white shark in the face. From the high-speed Great Wall chase to the kinetic direction of Jan de Bont, we’re dissecting how this sequel leaned into the "bigger is better" mentality and whether it managed to improve on its predecessor or if it succumbed to the weight of its own ambition.Stick around as we recast this artifact hunt for a modern era, test our wits with some Croft-caliber trivia, and see where this globetrotting sequel ranks on our leaderboard of everything else we’ve watched so far!Join us in an all-new episode of Canon Brawl!