4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY REVIEW:
Paramount;
Comedy;
Box Office $105.34 million;
$27.99 DVD, $34.99 Blu-ray, $38.99 UHD BD;
Rated ‘PG-13’ for violence and some bloody images, suggestive material, partial nudity and language.
Stars Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Bowen Yang, Joan Pringle, Brad Pitt.
Deftly blending comedy and action, The Lost City is a charming adventure that coasts on the charisma of its cast.
The story comes across like an update of Romancing the Stone with a bit of The Three Amigos thrown in. Sandra Bullock plays reclusive romance novelist Loretta Sage, whose latest novel catches the attention of a billionaire named Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe), who is searching for the treasure that served as the basis for her book. He kidnaps her and puts her to the task of finding the treasure by deciphering clues from the ruins of an ancient city that he dug up on a remote island.
Her disappearance prompts Alan (Channing Tatum), the dimwitted cover model for her book series, to try to rescue her by hiring a mercenary (Brad Pitt). When the rescue goes awry, Loretta finds herself stuck with Alan running through the jungle hoping to find a way home, while Fairfax continues to pursue her, intent on fining the treasure before a nearby volcano wipes everything out.
The plot takes some unexpected twists and turns as it plays with the tropes of treasure hunt movies. The film looks great as well, with its jungle vistas, volcano backdrop and a snappy color palette centered on Loretta’s shiny purple sequined jumpsuit.
The Blu-ray includes nine minutes of deleted scenes, the bulk of which involve a whole subplot for one of the film’s minor characters.
Also included are nearly 40 minutes of solid behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a five-and-a-half-minute blooper reel.
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