The Lost City of Z

A disappointing movie that steers away from the things that make the book brilliant. Focus was not so much on his journeys but on his home and fight with the Royal Geological Society. Missed the mark on the script and then hollywoodizing the ending was horrible. In the book you are moved with the obstacles that they encounter on their journeys. Here they are glossed over. Also, Fawcett wasn't flushed out enough. It is a shame. This was such a brilliant book. Too bad the scriptwriter and director lost it.

It's really rather dull. Slow, plodding and ponderous. Certainly doesn't reward your viewing time. There's precious little story here and what there is does not engage. Looks gorgeous, though.

It's a decent film; however, a movie this long should at least explain WHY he is obsessed with finding Z. It seems as if in one scene he's not obsessed and the next scene he is. There doesn't seem to be any logical reasoning behind the unhealthy obsession!

On basis of the title was looking for an adventurous movie. But there is hardly anything of that sort present. Don't get me wrong, there is an adventure in the movie for sure, but it has been shown very little. It is a story about a man's adventure for finding a lost city in Amazon which he could not never complete. In the movie much has been filmed as to how he proceeded but not shown a great detail about the adventure. Utterly boring and not a single element of entertainment, effects, scene or anything in it.

This film tells the story of a soldier who carries a bad family name. In order to clear his father's name, he accepts an impossible mission of exploring Bolivia and make a map of the unknown territory. His adventures are widely ridiculed back in the UK, but he is determined to find the lost city that he believes to exist in the wild Amazon. "The Lost City of Z" is a slow film but it engages me throughout. His adventures are well portrayed, providing intense fights for survival. There are also scenes of his inner struggle between his family and his mission, and the resolution between Percy and Jack is heart warming. I find Percy courageous and determined, which are great character traits. His handling of Mr Murray in the Royal Geographical Society is very satisfying too. I enjoyed "The Lost City of Z".

There is no shortage of brilliant acting and production here. The problem with this film is that it doesn't deliver. Even if it is based on a novel, the writers might have done better if they took some liberties with the facts and delivered a more interesting narrative. Worth watching, but you're waiting for something to happen and it never does. More than anything, more could have been done to pique interest in the lost city. A native mentions it once, and while watching, you wonder why the protagonist was so obsessed.