Visually grand, James Gray’s The Lost City of Z is an old-school adventure yarn as British explorer Major Percy Fawcett spends large parts of his life in Amazonia searching for the elusive lost city of Z. He disappeared along with his son in the Brazilian jungles in 1925.
Yet, in spite of a likeable Fawcett portrayal by Charlie Hunnam, the feature is strangely static with little sense of thrill or suspense. It all becomes a little too episodic and repititive with Fawcett travelling between England and South America to spend time with his family, convince the stuffy Victorians at the Royal Geographic Society of the value of his expeditions before heading off, once again, into the freedom of the wilds.
Rating: 58%
Director: James Gray (The Immigrant, Two Lovers)
Writer: James Gray (The Immigrant, Two LoversNgus) – based on the book by David Grann
Main cast: Charlie Hunnam (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Crimson Peak), Robert Pattinson (Twilight, Life), Sienna MIller (American Sniper, Layer Cake)
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