The Lost City (2022) ✅7/10
David’s full REVIEW
7/10
RT SYNOPSIS: Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.
RATED: PG-13 | Suggestive Material, Language, Some Bloody Images, Partial Nudity, Violence
AGENDAS: Only one, quick line about a character’s name being “gender neutral.” Wasn’t enough to distract from the film.
NUDITY/SEXUAL CONTENT: The partial nudity is a close up shot of Channing Tatum’s butt…and IT IS a CLOSE up. In the same scene, Sandra Bullock makes a vague reference to the size of Tatum’s genitals.
DAVID’S REVIEW: The Lost City was a fun, charming film but it definitely had its faults. Channing Tatum’s charm carried this movie and it showed promised at the beginning. The city wasn’t the only thing that was lost - the film’s plot/writing struggled. The plot and writing was often messy, lazy and I found myself wanting the movie to end about two-thirds into it.
The movie couldn’t decide when to be serious or funny. It left my emotions confused at the conclusion of many scenes. If Tatum wasn’t in this film, it might have not even made the theaters. The Lost City makes for a good date night film, but nothing more. Don’t look for a sequel to this one.
