Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 1964, following the country's occupation by the Khmer Rouge regime. In addition to on-location shooting, a majority of the film's production also took place on the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios. The film received generally negative reviews, earning a 20% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 31 out of 157 critics giving it a positive review with an average rating of 3.9/10. The general consensus is "Angelina Jolie is perfect for the role of Lara Croft, but even she can't save the movie from a senseless plot and action sequences with no emotional impact". IGN gave the movie the
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider several writers, which resulted in production delays. In 1998, writer Brent V. Friedman, who had co-written "" the year before, penned an unproduced "Tomb Raider" script. Producer and screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, who wrote and directed the 1994 video game film "Street Fighter", penned an early draft of the "Tomb Raider" script in 1999, but it was rejected by Paramount. The final draft of the script was attributed to five writers, including director Simon West. "Lara Croft" was financed through Tele München Gruppe (TMG), a German tax shelter. The tax law of Germany allowed investors to take an instant