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44 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TheWrapDan CallahanTheWrapDan CallahanThe Lost City of Z feels like a clear artistic advance for Gray, who proves himself here as one of our finest and most distinctive living filmmakers.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Lost City of Z is a rare piece of contemporary classical cinema; its virtues of methodical storytelling, traditional style and obsessive theme are ones that would have been recognized and embraced anytime from the 1930s through the 1970s.
- 88Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezThe Lost City of Z links every weathered look that Percy Fawcett throws to the heart of his spiritual yearning.
- 83The Film StageNick NewmanThe Film StageNick NewmanThe lushness of its images, how they simultaneously recall and move forward, in concert with its confidence in its pacing, as a work of both writing and editing, are a powerful thing taken in-tandem.
- 80The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanMuch will be said about Gray’s cinematic craft (as is often the case when a director works with cinematographer Darius Khondji) but beneath the slow roll down the river pierced by arrows from unseen, defensive natives, there’s a fascinating, mercurial screenplay that offers just enough to keep you journeying for more insight.
- 80CineVuePatrick GambleCineVuePatrick GambleAn ornately mounted story marked with tints of antiquarianism, The Lost City of Z is perhaps Gray's most accomplished film to date.
- 75The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe Lost City Of Z won’t be for all viewers, but its delicate devotion to itself is something sure to inspire admiration and obsessives.
- 70VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe Lost City of Z is a finely crafted, elegantly shot, sharply sincere movie that is more absorbing than powerful. It makes no major dramatic missteps, yet it could have used an added dimension — something to make the two-hour-and-20-minute running time feel like a transformative journey rather than an epic anecdotal crusade.
- 60Screen DailyGraham FullerScreen DailyGraham FullerLost City is the acme of a 21st century prestige picture. Sadly, however, it is one that is also deeply flawed. Gray’s most ambitious movie yet is marred by a story arc that fails to rise or reach a climax, unnatural-sounding expository dialogue, and an unforgivable lack of thrills.
- 50We Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksWe Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksDespite gorgeous cinematography and a strong cast, The Lost City of Z is a shallow and overly romantic film that falls into the trap of hero worship.