And it's not because that the storylines are related, because these are two separate adventures.

It is because of the character development of Lara Croft.

For video game fans, Tomb Raider is one of those game series that you would want to be made into a movie. And Lara Croft Tomb Raider made it into a reality.

And like the game, do not think of the storyline, think more of the action and physical strategies, because that is what this movie is all about.

Angelina Jolie has to train for this movie, not just in martial arts, but general physical training to do the action sequences.

Even with stuntmen and stuntwomen doing most of the daring sequences, Jolie still has to do a lot of the action herself.

Not since Linda Hamilton of Terminator 2 - Judgment Day and Carrie Ann Moss of The Matrix, has female action star been so larger than life.

Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft has been called the female Indiana Jones. And the actress has the moves and the personality for it. Unfortunately, the movie's storyline does not have the 'umph' of Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones.

Lara Croft, in the movie was too much of a video game vixen, to the point that Angelina Jolie, who is not flat-chested in any way, shape or form, had to wear an 'air wonder' bra to make her 'bigger.'

Aside from the 'air wonder,' Angelina Jolie truly delivered in this movie, and proved that she can be an action star.

The storyline is almost forgetable - a planetary alignment which happens only once in a blue moon, the nefarious Illuminati, coveted relics that hold the key to controlling the flow of time - all of these had been used at one time or another in sci-fi or fantasy movies.

What makes the movie enjoyable is Angelina Jolie herself, who took the role with relish, and the sequel is inevitable.

So, here comes the sequel, "The Cradle of Life," where Jolie actually took part in writing her character.

From video vixen, Lara Croft became a real person - someone who can love, bleed, hurt and feel betrayed.

She also has ideals and she would lay down her life for it. And like James Bond who does it for 'Queen and country,' Lara Croft solved the Cradle of Life scenario for the same reasons.

And for the reason of just seeing Lara Croft morph from a video game character to someone we can see on the streets of London, is worth the cost of a movie rental or buying the original movie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider