Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as simply Tomb Raider) is a 2001 action-adventure film based on the "Tomb Raider" video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the Illuminati. The film was released on June 15, 2001, and received generally negative reviews from critics for its stylized action and bland plot, although Angelina Jolie was praised for her performance. "Tomb Raider"
Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword it in two, preventing Paveau from resurrecting. In June 2001, Activision announced that they would be releasing the second "Tomb Raider" game for the Game Boy Color, titled "Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword", on 25 June. The game utilises the game engine used for the first "Tomb Raider" handheld game, and would feature "new challenges, puzzles and enemies to conquer." According to Craig Harris of IGN, the game sees "Lara Croft get out of the ruins and into the cities as her adventure takes place in locations such as New York and New Orleans." "Curse of the Sword" was