Heading to a lost island, don't forget to bring heeled boots, a purple sequin jumpsuit, and eczema cream. With such luggage, the heroes of the comedy 'The Lost City' end up in the jungle in search of treasure.

Famous writer Loretta Sage, who made a name for herself with erotic adventure novels, is kidnapped by a crazy rich man. Obsessed with an ancient treasure tomb, he steals the star right from her book presentation and takes her to a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Alan, the hero of every woman's fantasies and the model from the covers of Loretta's books, sets out to rescue the writer in distress.

'The Lost City' by the Nee brothers turned out to be a fiery mix of action, comedy, and absurd adventures with a light touch of romance. 'Romancing the Stone' by Robert Zemeckis is one of the first ideas that comes to mind when watching the film. But the list of associations can be supplemented with the naive comedy 'George of the Jungle' by Sam Weisman with a young and charming Brendan Fraser. 'The Lost City' shares with 'George' a common mood and lightness that you feel while watching. And the adventures of Fraser's character, who grew up in the jungle, strongly echo the exploits of the slightly dim-witted character of Channing Tatum, who finds himself in the tropical forests.

But, of course, the diamond of the Nee brothers' comedy was Sandra Bullock, who recalled her wild days in the 'Miss Congeniality' duology, when she saved the world in heels and a tight dress. Now she cuts through the jungle in a sequin jumpsuit, finds ancient burial sites, and simultaneously works on her character's personal life. Despite her line in the film about being too old for such (mis)adventures, the 57-year-old Hollywood star proves the opposite not with words but with deeds. Bullock hasn't lost her charm and, like a true wonder woman, managed to charm and evoke emotions even from Channing Tatum: their on-screen chemistry is pleasantly surprising.

Viewers get a special treat from long-haired Brad Pitt, who appears in the film in a very colorful role. And the crazy Daniel Radcliffe as an eccentric millionaire fits perfectly into the overall chaos (and almost never evokes the image of Harry Potter). You can feel that all the actors enjoyed the filming.

'The Lost City' perfectly fulfills its purpose — to give the viewer an hour and a half of pure escape from reality. This largely succeeded because the Nee brothers don't try to invent something new. They use time-tested plot schemes where a writer becomes the hero of his own novel, and city dwellers end up in the wild and must tolerate each other to survive (here it echoes the comedy 'Six Days, Seven Nights' by Ivan Reitman). Even if clichéd, they work flawlessly. And on top of that, it's embellished with Tatum's excellent self-irony about his past and Bullock's comedic talent.

Moreover, the directors very worthily responded to the challenges of the 21st century without stooping to outright imitation of modern Hollywood conventions. As per the old canon norms, in 'The Lost City,' a muscular handsome man saves a damsel in distress. But at the same time, the brutal hero turns out to be emotionally vulnerable, and the hapless writer is an intellectually developed person. And strangely enough, the gender balance was maintained, and feminism was used wisely.

'The Lost City' turned out to be an unexpectedly solid comedy with genuinely funny jokes and adventures, even if on a computer-drawn island. The tandem of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum works, and Brad Pitt adds fuel to the fire, resulting in an hour and a half of us racing at full speed along a serpentine of absurd situations and reckless actions. But perhaps it is in this absurdity and foolishness that the film's charm lies.

P.S. Don't miss the post-credits scene