"The Lost City" stars Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock, and is inspired by the 80s hit "Following the Romantic Treasure." Bullock plays a writer who uses her archaeological background to write a bestselling series of historical mysteries with sex appeal. Tatum plays the knotted model whose whole job is to pose for the covers of these books and thereby contribute to their sales.
The film only managed to avoid Netflix for two years, and this week it joined us in the catalog of the streaming service, and as expected, it stars in the list of the most watched movies on it. If you haven't seen it yet - go for it. He is fun and interesting. As is the zeitgeist, it has to do with questions of representation and gender roles. In the past, we usually saw stories of sexual attraction between an older man and an older woman. Since then, she refuses to open her heart again. All this changes when an eccentric tycoon kidnaps her to use her historical knowledge to locate a lost treasure. Bullock and Tatum are perfect for their roles, and the chemistry between them is electrifying. The story is clear, the characters are likeable, the jokes are not awkward, the dialogue is flowy, and the production values are also high. The ensemble cast includes many burly men, but the real star of the film is the only woman in it - a Jewish spy played by the hot, non-Jewish Aiza Gonzalez. Since Shoshana in "Dishonorable Bastards," we have not seen such a powerful representation of the Jewish people on the screen, also thanks to the monologue she delivers about the heroism and uniqueness of this people. It is not one of Guy Ritchie's greatest films, but it has some other great moments. The film is based very loosely on events that actually happened, and describes how Winston Churchill gathered a band of warriors to sabotage the ships of the Nazis. Since this is a secret mission, failure exposes them to a double jeopardy - either the British will put them behind bars, or the Germans will execute them.