Movie Review: Sandra Bullock reigns supreme in ‘The Lost City’ [watch]

The much-anticipated The Lost City boasts a star-studded cast comprising of Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe and Brad Pitt. In this fun adventure comedy with a touch of romance, Bullock plays the role of Loretta Sage, the author of a top-selling romance book series The Dash and Lovemore Adventures.

‘The Lost City’: Sandra Bullock still ‘rom-com queen’

Bullock proves she’s still the reigning rom-com queen in her portrayal of Loretta. The widow has lost her inspiration to write and her lust for life after the death of her archeologist husband.

Fearing the outside world, She lives in a reclusive state, fearing the outside world. She is however forced to finish her next instalment of the globetrotting romantic adventures of Dash and Lovemore. This is followed by a promotional book tour with her publisher Beth (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) and the ever so handsome Dash cover model, Allan (Channing Tatum).

Adventurous twist…and a hunky cover model

The poor Loretta gets kidnapped by the eccentric billionaire and international criminal Abigail Fairfax, played by Daniel Radcliffe from Harry Potter fame, whose only hope to finding the actual Lost City, lies with Loretta.

Abigail flies the author to a remote Atlantic island where Abigail believes the Lost City is located. Loretta, of course, has no intention of helping him…

She hopes that her publisher has sent people to rescue her. However, it seems her hunky cover model Allan is the only one set on saving the day…and her.

‘The Lost City’ a feast of multiple plot twists

The storyline continues to unfold into a witty and unexpected adventure which can be attributed to the clever plotting writers and the directors of the movie.

The Lost City was conceived by Seth Gordon and directed by the Nee brothers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Oren Uziel and Dana Fox, and is an exceptional tale with multiple plot twists that will have you laughing out loud.

Watch: ‘The Lost City’ Trailer

Though the trailer has been done in such a way as to excite the viewer and give a good idea of what the movie entails, it does not give away the movie plot. There is so much more to expect in the movie that makes this a fan favourite from our side.