Lost City

 

Lost City is an action adventure comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. It is the story of grieving romance author, Loretta Sage, who writes about the treasures of ancient cities. When she reluctantly takes on a book tour with her cover model, Alan, she is kidnapped by eccentric billionaire, Abigail Fairfax, who wants her help finding treasures of a lost prehistoric city.

The script was cute with some funny bits. There were great themes around grief, love and authenticity. The plot was entertaining with an engaging and unique plot twist.

Sandra and Channing had strong chemistry and played well off of one another. I liked how this was a strong female-led film. Sandra’s character, Loretta, was fully formed. You were able to see the evolution from a recluse to a confident, brave and adventurous person. 

There was a descent amount of diversity in the casting with the addition of Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Oscar Nuñez. Da'Vine Joy Randolph brought the comedy although her main monologue was really corny and not needed. I didn't love Oscar's role, I thought it was too creepy, but I did love Brad Pitt’s cameo. It was unexpected and he was actually quite funny as well. Daniel Radcliffe is starting to get typecast. I would have liked to see his character in a different light. Overall, the majority of the cast fun to watch but were one dimensional. I would have liked to see a deeper dive on everyone, especially Channing’s character Alan.

In the end, Lost City was a fun movie. Not necessarily one I would watch again, but not a bad choice for a lazy Saturday afternoon.