Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

HalBanksy The engrossing real tale of British explorer Percy Fawcett, searching for proof of an ancient lost civilisation. The film could have easily fallen in cliche, but instead took surprising choices in narrative. The cinematography is gorgeous - the swirling colours of the jungle shown as a dream or nightmare. The pacing is very slow, which is not always a problem - but the film could have benefited from a shorter run-time.Fine performances from all the main cast - particularly Robert Pattinson. Charlie Hunnam was apparently not the first (or even the second) casting choice for the lead - but does a good job regardless. He tries to shows inner-complexities here, but the role is quite one-note. The plot is repetitive, but this makes sense in a story of an obsessional quest. Unfortunately some scenes become incoherent - specifically a moment taking place in trench warfare that is almost comically strange. Some would find the ending unsatisfying - but I enjoyed it. A profound and ultimately sombre film.

krocheav Director/Producer/Writer James Gray certainly takes on complex subjects - giving himself some difficult tasks as well as a challenge for his distributors. As with his lushly detailed 'The Immigrant' in'13, 'The Lost City of Z' presents us with a series of dazzling images from prolific director of photography Darius Khondji, to grace this haunting, factual, unsolved expedition into the jungles of Peru. The title (while accurate) may be an unwise choice as it suggests a silly Indiana Jones type adventure yarn - and that, this high quality, serious, movie is defiantly not. This feeling can be picked up through the tone of some unkind viewer comments from those only wanting cheap action fiction. Superb locations, performances, and a lush music score all contribute to an engaging cinema experience. While the movie is quite longish (though, fully sustained) one curious problem re-occurs in several sections - that the film looks as it may have been edited from a longer narrative via pre or post-production cuts. If this were the case then it would explain some odd continuity gaps tending to leave the viewer to fathom out some unexplained time shifts. Otherwise, it's always compelling and offers totally professional production values to recommend it to the discerning viewer.

brettcberger I can't explain why this completely film completely devoid of entertainment value or meaning gets any kind of positive overall scoring. I can only see it as political bias as some may have resonated with the anti-white, anti-colonial messaging. This movie did not inspire and had no meaningful journey for the protagonist and those that surrounded him. His story was not told in the context of the times but, rather, was judged from the current vantage point without any attempt to show why people believed the way they did. Compare to Master and Commander for a fairer treatment of the context with a subtext of questioning, a much more thought-provoking handling of the issues, and a thoroughly riveting story.

Brettmcreynolds It's time to take Charlie Hunnam seriously. That's about the most I can say for this film besides the stunning visuals and compelling story that is ultimately drowned by pacing issues and a hit-and-miss script.Yes, it is quite the undertaking to film a WW1 era film that not only takes place on the battlefield in France, but takes a trip deep into Amazonia. Neverless, they tried. While I will say they did not fail, it was simply not, in the end, compelling. The characters were engaging, if not stuffy and the film simply never reached its zenith. I found myself confused in the middle and toward the end of the film- but not on purpose by the filmmaker. When a script has both teeth and lacks some, you tend to only remember the gaps. It was a good try- but i'm afraid this film ultimately lacks the magic it very much needed to be called an "opus".