Pointless sequel to the not so successful first film. The story is basically a rehash of the original, with slightly less supernatural stuff, but more unnecessary violence. The plot, involving a globe that shows the location of Pandora's Box, is just an excuse to go from one action scene to the next.
There are a lot of plot holes though: Growling sharks, secret labs located in the middle of a shopping mall, the question of why anyone would want to open Pandora's Box since it brings misfortune to those who does, and the fact that nobody knows the location of said box, except of course, an entire tribe living next door to it...
The first film was pretty bad, but compared to this disaster it was better in all departments. Jan de Bont is obviously just a 1.5-hit wonder (Twister is still pretty good) and he fails to do anything exciting with Cradle of Life. It's tired dialouge, clichéd characters, boring action pieces, and a slow pace where nothing really happens.
Angelina Jolie was by far the best thing with the original, but here she too lacks any sense of being happy to be back (read, contractual obligation). There are two minutes or so at the very end that actually are quite good, and gives Jolie a chance to prove that, given the right material, she's a really good actress, worth better than crap like this. [1/10]
There are a lot of plot holes though: Growling sharks, secret labs located in the middle of a shopping mall, the question of why anyone would want to open Pandora's Box since it brings misfortune to those who does, and the fact that nobody knows the location of said box, except of course, an entire tribe living next door to it...
The first film was pretty bad, but compared to this disaster it was better in all departments. Jan de Bont is obviously just a 1.5-hit wonder (Twister is still pretty good) and he fails to do anything exciting with Cradle of Life. It's tired dialouge, clichéd characters, boring action pieces, and a slow pace where nothing really happens.
Angelina Jolie was by far the best thing with the original, but here she too lacks any sense of being happy to be back (read, contractual obligation). There are two minutes or so at the very end that actually are quite good, and gives Jolie a chance to prove that, given the right material, she's a really good actress, worth better than crap like this. [1/10]