The Lost City movie review

MOVIE TITLE: The Lost City

RATING: PG-13

LENGTH: 1 hour 52 minutes

IN A NUTSHELL:

Because of Covid, we haven’t seen a lot of movies go straight to theaters. If you haven’t been to one yet, consider this one because it’s a fun popcorn movie that is good to see on the big screen. It’s about a reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her handsome cover model who gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.

THINGS I LIKED:

Sandra Bullock has been a darling of cinema for many years…and she still is. She has fantastic comedic timing and physical humor that makes her beautiful character endearing and hilarious. She looks amazing too. We can also thank Sandra Bullock for inviting Brad Pitt to join the cast for this fun flick.
Channing Tatum is a force to be reckoned with and offers the silliness that reminds us to not take this movie so seriously while spending most of the time without his shirt on. I thought he and Sandra Bullock worked well together and had some believable chemistry.
It’s always good to see Daniel Radcliffe in movies.
Oscar Nunez was hilarious every minute he was on screen.
I loved the snarky humor and amusing banter.
There are some entertaining stunts and action sequences.
So much long hair! ha ha
Keep watching the rolling credits at the end for a funny clip featuring Brad Pitt!
The movie was filmed in the Dominican Republic.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

Some of the humor doesn’t land.
The villain’s motivations aren’t compelling and often waiver.
There was a missed element about some beads that I thought for sure we’d see later.
If you have seen the movie Romancing the Stone, to which this film has been compared, you’ll probably agree that movie’s ending was WAY better.
It’s pretty predictable.