ComedyisHard

TheLostCity(5/10stars)ComedyisHardOnceagain,anotherlightheartedcomedytofillmylistlesssoulwithjoy.IabsolutelyloveBradPitt’sshortbutremarkablepresentation,whichamusinglycontrastswithhisseriousappearance.Withoutexaggeration,BradPitt’s10-minuteperformanceisabout50percentofthemovie’sjokes.SandraBullock,alsoaccidentallydiscoveringhercomedicpotential,depictsaself-centeredintellectwhoslowlylearnstoletgoofhertraumaandhubris,andappreciateherlovedones.Besidesthese,thefilmbarelyreachesthebar.ChanningandSandra’schemistryisapparentbutnotconvincing.Moreover,Alan’simmatureandguilelesscharacteristicsissomehowaddedwithasuddencanninesstowardslife,whichisjustcontradicting.Lastly,theplotisjustplain-severaltimesthefilmsprinkleBeth’scompletelyunrelatedsoloslapsticksforthesakeoftime,andIamroutinelydistractedbysleepiness.Overall,aslightlybelow-averagecomedy.