The Lost City (2022)

A romance novelist (Sandra Bullock) is kidnapped by a an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who believes she holds the key to an ancient tomb with hidden treasure. A dimwitted male model (Channing Tatum) sets off to rescue her but unlike the heroes of her books, he's ill equipped to rescue her. Directed by the Nee Brothers (Aaron and Adam), this comedy adventure is a shameless ripoff of ROMANCING THE STONE but no where near as good. There are enough changes to the story to avoid a plagiarism suit but it's so obvious. There's a bit of a gender switch with Tatum being a bit of an airhead in need of rescue (at one point he says, "You mean I'm the damsel in distress?") and Bullock being the resourceful and practical one. It's all predictable and tiresome. Brad Pitt comes in as an ex-Navy Seal and brings some some amusing punch to the movie but alas, he's killed off very early in the movie and most of the fun goes with him. Fortunately, Bullock and Tatum are so likable that they make the movie (barely) watchable but they can't hide the ragged edges. With Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Oscar Nunez, Bowen Yang and Stephen Lang.