{"id":420727,"date":"2022-03-24T01:41:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-lost-city-is-amiable-enough-fun-in-studio-comedy-form\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T01:41:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:41:40","slug":"the-lost-city-is-amiable-enough-fun-in-studio-comedy-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-lost-city-is-amiable-enough-fun-in-studio-comedy-form\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;The Lost City&#8217; is Amiable Enough Fun in Studio Comedy Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ecd86a7b4e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ecd86a7b4e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-lost-city-is-amiable-enough-fun-in-studio-comedy-form\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_Lost_City_is_Amiable_Enough_Fun_in_Studio_Comedy_Form%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;The Lost City&#8217; is Amiable Enough Fun in Studio Comedy Form&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_Lost_City_is_Amiable_Enough_Fun_in_Studio_Comedy_Form%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;The Lost City&#8217; is Amiable Enough Fun in Studio Comedy Form&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;It\u2019s never a bad thing when Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum show off their comedic skills.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-lost-city.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tatum and Bullock in The Lost City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-lost-city.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-lost-city-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Paramount Pictures&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on March 23rd, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    They say if you\u2019re gonna steal an idea, steal from the best, so kudos of sorts to &lt;strong&gt;Seth Gordon&lt;\/strong&gt; for landing a \u201cstory by\u201d credit on the new &lt;em&gt;Romancing the Stone&lt;\/em&gt; rip-off, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Lost City&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;. Less commendable is the reality that it took four writers to turn that stolen idea into a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>, but we\u2019ll get to that below. What &lt;em&gt;The Lost City&lt;\/em&gt; gets right right off the bat, though, is casting leads capable of being charming and funny with equal aplomb. &lt;strong&gt;Sandra Bullock&lt;\/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Channing Tatum&lt;\/strong&gt; are stars for a reason, and while the film doesn\u2019t always support them as well as you\u2019d like, &lt;em&gt;The Lost City&lt;\/em&gt; still finds enough laughs on its bumpy road to adventure.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Loretta Sage (Bullock) is a novelist who found success with a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of romantic adventures featuring her own alter ego alongside a long-maned hunk of man-flesh named Dash. They\u2019ve brought her fame, but she\u2019s become something of a recluse in recent years still mourning the death of her husband some years prior. A book tour for her new novel finally gets her out of the house, but being paired with Alan (Tatum), the cover model who\u2019s come to embody Dash for Loretta\u2019s legion of fans, leaves her unsatisfied and disgruntled \u2014 almost as much as the glittering, purple onesie she was convinced to wear. Of course, things only get worse when she\u2019s kidnapped by a tech billionaire named Abigail Fairfax (<strong>Daniel Radcliffe<\/strong>) who wants her help in locating a legendary treasure hinted at in her novels.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Lost City<\/em> is front-loaded with laughs that the film\u2019s back half can\u2019t match, but it\u2019s the pairing of Bullock and Tatum that carries it across the finish line. Terrific supporting turns add to the fun, and minor action\/comedy hijinks are sprinkled liberally throughout, but it\u2019s all about those two leads. Directors\/co-writers <strong>Aaron Nee<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Adam Nee<\/strong> recognize this truth and stay out of the actors\u2019 way, and while it leaves the brothers\u2019 style feeling somewhat flavorless it\u2019s the smart play when the story is this light.<\/p>\n<p>Bullock became an \u201covernight\u201d sensation with her eleventh feature film, 1994\u2019s <em>Speed<\/em>, but it could be argued that her fourteenth film was every bit as important for her career arc. 1995\u2019s <em>While You Were Sleeping<\/em> is a romantic comedy that nails every aspect of the genre, from the writing to the casting in both its lead roles and supporting ones, and it\u2019s a formula she returned to for other successful rom-coms including <em>Forces of Nature<\/em> (1999), <em>Two Weeks Notice<\/em> (2002), and <em>The Proposal<\/em> (2009). It\u2019s been thirteen years since she\u2019s dipped a toe into the genre, and if <em>The Lost City<\/em> can\u2019t match those others it at least shows that she hasn\u2019t lost any of her comedic chops. Her timing and delivery remain impeccable as she bounces off costars with a joyful exasperation.<\/p>\n<p>Tatum\u2019s career has found similar highs on the comedy front with entertaining turns in very funny films including <em>21 Jump Street<\/em> (2012), <em>Magic Mike XXL<\/em> (2015), and <em>Jupiter Ascending<\/em> (2015). He\u2019s mastered the art of playing the deceptively stupid, and <em>The Lost City<\/em> sees him deliver as a beefcake with a little bit more on his mind than just ab work and moisturizers. Alan\u2019s a nice guy whose naivete and lack of book smarts are fodder for Tatum\u2019s effortless charm.<\/p>\n<p>While Bullock and Tatum carry the film, they\u2019re given phenomenal support from two talents in much smaller roles. <strong>Patti Harrison<\/strong> kills it as Loretta\u2019s social media manager with quick jokes and lines earning big laughs, and while the film could definitely have used more from her these brief beats end a handful of scenes on a high. <strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong> also turns up as a professional mercenary, and it\u2019s the kind of big swing cameo that big stars rarely make these days. He\u2019s extremely funny in his deliveries and mannerisms, and it\u2019s a reminder of just how great he is with comedic material. (Unrelated, but he and Bullock will be reuniting in <em>Bullet Train<\/em> later this year.)<\/p>\n<p>Still, while the cast makes <em>The Lost City<\/em> well worth a visit, the rest of the film is a mix of the familiar and the forgettable. The script \u2014 written by <strong>Oren Uziel<\/strong>, <strong>Dana Fox<\/strong>, and the Nee brothers, based on on idea by Gordon, which was based on a viewing of Robert Zemeckis\u2019 still brilliantly funny and exciting <em>Romancing the Stone<\/em> \u2014 struggles at times with particular troubles in its back half. The truly funny beats taper off as the film shifts gears into adventure\/comedy mode and indundates viewers with far too many CG-backdrops and settings. A shift towards the romantic feels forced in the writing\/directing, but thankfully for all involved, Bullock and Tatum find a playful banter between the lines.<\/p>\n<p>The end result is a film that succeeds despite its limitations. <em>The Lost City<\/em> won\u2019t set hearts aflutter or have you laughing until you cry, but it will entertain and distract you from reality with its mindless fun. It\u2019s the kind of movie that will keep you amused on a long flight or will see you giggling on a lazy afternoon, and it\u2019s a reminder that even minor comedies serve a purpose in a world as ridiculously grim as ours. But yes, they absolutely should have stuck with the original title, <em>The Lost City of D<\/em>.<\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: The Lost City\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dca6f7118e64ea9aa6ef4f60221cfe7e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he&#8217;s so damn young. He&#8217;s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists &#8216;Broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>&#8217; as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FakeRobHunter\">@FakeRobHunter<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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