We had Nolte watch 'The Lost City'. Here's what he thought.
. Both comparisons are apt, and both of those movies are superior toSandra Bullock plays Loretta Sage, a lonely, widowed, near-agoraphobic best-selling author of bodice-ripping romance novels. Channing Tatum is Alan, her Fabio-inspired model, the guy who’s appeared shirtless on every title in the wildly popular franchise she is now bringing to an end.
There’s more to Loretta than meets the eye. Her real-life knowledge of ancient cultures allows her to add credibility to her adventure tales involving burial tombs and lost cities, and exotic treasures. Unfortunately, this knowledge also gets her in trouble. Abigail Fairfax is looking for some lost treasure of his own and kidnaps Loretta. And so, off she goes to the setting of her novels: a tropical island, a lost city, and a volcano on the verge of blowing its top.
Eager to save Loretta is the hapless Alan, who’s secretly in love with her and eager to prove himself as something more than man meat. For help, he brings along Jack Trainer — a character that gives Brad Pitt the amusing opportunity to poke good-natured fun with his iconic image as the impossibly handsome guy able to handle himself in any situation.is never as hilarious as it wants to be.
That’s a heartening theme, especially coming from our pop culture masters in Hollywood who more and more see themselves as our betters and our moral superiors. Bullock, one of the few remaining movie stars in the world, obviously doesn’t hold her fans in contempt. This is also a return to a well-worn concept where we get to watch circumstance and an everyday guy cut an arrogant and beautiful woman down to size. Alan is no John Wayne or Robert Mitchum, but in his own kind, patient, and decent way, he brings her down a few pegs, which is part of the fun.yesterday. It’s been defying box office odds, and I wanted to see why.
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