The Lost City is a 2022 American action-adventure comedy film directed by the Nee brothers, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Oren Uziel and Dana Fox, based on a story by Seth Gordon. It stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum as a novelist and her cover model, respectively, who must flee a billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) and find the lost ancient city depicted in one of her books. They are both abducted, landing them both in a savage jungle adventure.
On March 12, 2022, The Lost City had its global debut at South by Southwest, and on March 25, 2022, Paramount Pictures distributed it in the United States. The film had grossed over $160 million worldwide at the time of this writing.
I watched it at Vue West End located on London's famed Leicester Square, which is ideal for conferences, presentations, AGMs, and special corporate screenings. The multiplex was built on the site of the former Warner West End theater in 1993. Then, following a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, after Warner Village was acquired in 2003, the property was renamed Vue West End.
There is flexibility available at the cinema to fit all different demands, with nine screens ranging from 79 to 270 seats and the possibility to take up numerous displays or the full site. Private food for up to 300 people is also possible when you take over the bar area for your event, whether it's for a daytime corporate function or to recreate your own red carpet experience .
The film was surprisingly far more amusing than you may imagine, and Channing Tatum delivered a performance beyond my expectations. With Sandra Bullock, she makes an excellent partner in crime. They're both hilarious in it.
Generally, I found it to be a decent rom-com that you can watch and laugh at without worrying about the backstory being too complex. The only way it could have been better would have been if the two main characters did not end up together. Both are initially uninterested in each other. In fact, Sandra Bullock's character claims to be sapiosexual, at the start of the film, yet she ends up with a man she does not consider an intellectual or attractive.
You may argue that she broadened her horizons in terms of what she considers acceptable in a romantic relationship. However, that's not good enough, as it is just ignoring her sexuality. The film simply reinforces the notion that no matter what someone claims to be attracted to, they can always change their mind. There was a lot more going on with the film than the simple rom-com it makes itself out to be.
