The Lost City – Spoiler Free Movie Review
The Lost City is an adventure comedy starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe which came out in March 2022. It is directed by Aaron Nee and Adam Nee. Brad Pitt has a small but very impressive cameo in this movie. This movie was a silly blast. It knows that it is absolutely ridicules and just rolls with it and as a result you roll with it too. I even watched it at the cinema when it came out and I also watched it again recently and still enjoyed it.
The movie follows Loretta Sage who is played by Sandra Bullock. Loretta is a writer who writes romantic adventure novels. Even though she becomes a recluse after her husband's death, her publisher insists that she goes on a promotional tour for her latest book. But she doesn't go alone, she goes with the cover model for her novels, Alan Caprison (Channing Tatum) who sort of believes that he is Dash McMahon, the main male character from the books. However, he is the male equivalent of a dumb blond. Their tour does not go as planned as she is not built for publicity or public.
But things get worse. She steps outside to get some fresh air and gets kidnapped. Her book focuses on the lost city, which draws the attention of Abigail Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe), who is an eccentric rich man who wants to find the treasure of the lost city in order to prove himself to his family and will stop at nothing to find it. He loves Loretta's book and thinks that because it is so professionally written she will be able to find the treasure. He tries to get her consent, but after failing he continues to hold her hostage and flies her to the island he thinks the city is in. Because he is crazy over the top evil like that.
Loretta's team notices that she is missing, but can't actually do anything about it. So Caprison who still thinks that he is Dash decides to fly to rescue her. Even though he has zero skills to perform such a task. The result is entertaining, very entertaining.
As Bullock is playing an author of romance adventure novels this movie has a lot of references to books of this type. It both makes fun of them, I mean Dash clearly looks like a young Fabio, and also embraces them, because parts of this movie are made for the same audience. Although this movie mainly keeps it PG-13, but the erotic jokes are walking the line.
Everyone in this movie is clearly having a blast filming it. Bullock and Tatum have very good chemistry and work well together. Bullock is the lead and has that lead actress charisma. She carries this movie on her shoulder with Tatum's help. He is so funny here. Dumb blond is an apt description of his character and sure he has a few redeeming qualities, but not too many. Daniel Radcliffe clearly enjoyed playing the crazy unhinged rich lunatic. He just goes to town with it. And Brad Pitt has a hilarious cameo full of action and comedy, I mean he just kills it. I had a blast watching him clearly having a blast. Everyone in this movie just radiated funny and fun.
Sure, this movie isn't a standout by any means. But if you are looking for a fun action movie, you should give this one a chance.
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