Director: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Genre: Comedy/
Adventure/ Action
Runtime: 112
minutes
Year:
2022
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt, Da’Vine
Joy Randolph, Oscar Nuñuz, Bowen Yang, Patti Harrison
Description: A reclusive
romance novelist (Sandra Bullock) on a book tour with her cover model (Channing
Tatum) gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a
cutthroat jungle adventure.
Review: Adventurers Lovemore and Dash are in deep trouble. Tied up, surrounded
by snakes and villains. It’s a scene from Loretta Sage’s new romantic adventure
novel, that she soon deletes. People love Loretta’s books and are waiting for
the newest Lovemore and Dash adventure. Loretta herself is done with the series,
but has to go on a book tour for her newest novel. Everyone visits these
readings primarily because of the handsome cover model. This Alan, who is
supposed to be Dash from the stories, is a muscular guy with long, blond hair
and a smoldering look.
It's your stereotypical opposites
attract type of story. When Loretta is kidnapped by a rich industrialist, she ends
up on a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean where she must decipher a hieroglyphic
code that may lead to a treasure. Alan has to take action, but he is not the
most heroic person. At least not as heroic as his character Dash. He sends in
help.
The movie reminded me a lot
of “Romancing the Stone” and its sequel “Jewel of the Nile’, which have
similarities in theme and character types. In “The Lost City” the romance
element is more in the background and not as big a part of the film as with the
80s films. Which is a good thing, because that’s the weakest point in the film.
Bullock and Tatum are great apart and work well as a team, but not as a romantic
couple.
Visually, “The Lost City” is
all right. It looks good and the action sequences work well. It has a good
adventure comedy mix. Plot-wise, there is not much to it. But the creators know
that too. The film is self-conscious and they hint at that in their dialogues.
“The Lost City” is a fun and
enjoyable film, pure popcorn entertainment.
Rating: 3/ 5
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