The Lost City Review

The Lost City is one of those films that caught my interest a little bit. I was a little hesitant to see it in theaters and waited on reviews. I would rate it right around where the critics would place it. It's a fun little film that has its share of adventure and some humor mixed into it. Not a straight up action. As much as I liked Uncharted, I would put Lost City over it, but not by far.

This is centered around Loretta, played by Sandra Bullock. She writes adventure novels and is part of a book tour that begins in New York. Along with that first promotional of the book is her cover model, Alan, played by Channing Tatum. Loretta is frustrated at having to do book touring. In the midst of it, she is kidnapped by a billionaire. Abigail, performed by Daniel Radcliffe, wants her to find the real treasure as done in the books. It ultimately become a rescue mission and a treasure hunt with a real sense of adventure.

The film takes its moments to be light hearted. Have some humor in it here and there. And then hit a serious moment. It finds a good balance on continuing the story. They develop the characters as it goes on. You get to understand the feelings of what Loretta and Alan are going through. The fact they open up more of Alan says a bit about wanting to be more than a book cover model. And Abigail is an eccentric bad guy. The performances altogether are well thought out. The action is not overdone and contribute to the story. Like I said, it finds good balance.

I like that there is more of a movie score with some songs put into it. The cinematography is excellent and the production design is well thought out for being a treasure hunt type of film. It can drag in a couple spots, though, and a couple characters do get somewhat annoying in some scenes. But otherwise, check out The Lost City. It's a fun popcorn film that isn't as ridiculous compared to other films.

Score: 7.5 out of 10