The Lost City movie is not a very original adventure, but still worth the visit

The Lost City is not a particularly original film, the mix-matched couple on an adventure chasing after their MacGuffin, and ultimately finding romance. It isn’t wrong to say this film borrows its premises heavily from 1984’s Romancing The Stone. Nothing will come as a shock in this film, and no beat is hard to predict.

The film plays out exactly how you would assume it would. That all seems to add up to a movie that is not worth seeing, but sometimes there is comfort in the known. We have seen it all before, but that doesn’t make this adventure any less fun.

What is The Lost City about?

Sandra Bullock plays Loretta Sage, a grieving romance novelist fed up with her books, her need to promote them, and mostly with her himbo cover model Adam ( Channing Tatum). While on a promotion tour for her new book, Loretta is kidnapped by Abigail Fairfax, a spoiled rich boy who knows that The Lost City in Loretta’s book exists.

Adam, desperate to show Loretta that he is more than just flowing hair and chiseled abs, and aided by his meditation guru Jack Trainer ( who, in a great bit of stunt casting that the trailer should not have ruined, is played by Brad Pitt), sets of to rescue her.

The Lost City delivers in chemistry

It’s a story we have heard before. Where The Lost City delivers is in the chemistry of the cast. Bullock and Tatum play off each other as well as any tandem in recent rom-com history. Their eventual romance can be seen from the film’s opening scene, but their performances make this a fun duo to watch.

Bullock has delivered many different types of performances in her long and solid career. Here, she finds herself in the familiar role of awkward, but charming in her way. This is the Bullock that America first fell in love with, and she is just as much a joy to watch now as she was during her early rom-com days.

Tatum seems to understand his appeal and never hesitates to play it up and make himself the butt of the joke. While the character of Adam is unevenly written, going from impossibly dumb to suddenly charming logical, Tatum gets the most out of the material. He reminds audiences of just how endearing he can be when going for laughs and when being sincere.

The Bottom Line: While the plot of The Lost City is nothing new and the story borders on the eye-rolling, the heart of the film is Bullock and Tatum, and they deliver like they always do. Sometimes movies only need to be entertaining, and The Lost City entertained me and had me smiling through its 1 hour and 52 minute runtime. With everything going on in the world today, if you find yourself needing a fun escape and a little adventure, I recommend taking a trip to The Lost City. 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.