In Adam and Aaron Nee’s “The Lost City,” a wild, careening screwball comedy set in the jungle, the stars are in full display.
And they need to be.
See, the directing duo are following a similar roadmap used by “Romancing the Stone,” the Indiana Jones franchise, and Tomb Raider: colossal big-budget adventures dependent upon the stars who lead them as much as the exotic locations they call home.
Here, a quartet of marquee names carry a knowingly pastiche romp whose lithe weight somehow impedes its path to pure majesty and impending doom.You can’t totally blame the Nees for leaning heavily on their ensemble.
In a slapdash comedy filled with big punchlines, and even bigger explosions, they’ve assembled a couple of the best comedic personalities available in Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.
The pair portray noted romance novelist Loretta Sage and her steamy cover model Alan
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