"The Lost City," a new action adventure now playing in theatres, pairs goofy, good looking actors Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in a movie about a romance writer, a kidnapping and a secret treasure in a satire of romance stories that actually is a romance.
When the author is kidnapped by billionaire Abigail Fairfax , who believes Loretta’s books contain real-life clues as to the existence of the legendary Crown of Fire, Alan springs into action. "I'm going to rescue her," he says. "I want her to think of me as more than just a cover model." The romance angle is slightly more successful. Big hearted lug Alan loves Loretta. The chemistry between Bullock and Tatum is warm, witty and welcoming, but it's not enough to rescue a movie that tries hard, but feels slipshod.
Hebert stars as Beck, an Indigenous single mom at a crossroads. Ambitionless, when she isn't binge eating, she's hopping in the car to check the mail… from the mailbox at the end of her driveway. "Run Woman Run" does a great job of blending the comedy and drama, the spiritual and the physical, in a story that is specific in its setting, but universal in its themes of embracing change, and making better life choices.
"Run Woman Run" is a lighthearted film with serious messages of recovery from residential school trauma, self-discovery and the erasure of Indigenous languages. It doesn't shy away from the big topics, but at its heart, it is an underdog story about overcoming obstacles and believing in yourself.In "Learn to Swim," a new film about memories and music, now playing in theatres, first time feature filmmaker Thyrone Tommy tells the story as though he was creating a jazz riff.
'Movie tries to be good, but it's bad' is a review an 8-year-old would write.