The Lost City

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The Lost City

R

2005

2h 23m

Drama

History

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Fico Fellove (Andy Garcia), an apolitical Havana club owner, gets caught in the middle when Fidel Castro's Communist Revolution sweeps through Cuba. He tries to keep the strife outside the walls of his popular establishment, but his family becomes divided when his brothers (Nestor Carbonell, Enrique Murciano) join the fight against Batista.

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Critics Consensus

Its heart is in the right place, but what starts as a promising exercise devolves into an overlong, unevenly directed disappointment.

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James Christopher

The Times (UK)

12/05/2008

1/5

Andy Garcia's preposterous vanity project The Lost City is an all-singing, all-dancing version of the Cuban Revolution.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

12/05/2008

2/5

The script is scrupulously even-handed, but Garcia can't seem to get a grip on this sprawl.

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David Gritten

Daily Telegraph (UK)

12/05/2008

1/5

Great music and costumes, but with a woeful plot and jaw-droppingly stilted dialogue. Cuban-born Garcia's main complaint against Fidel seems to be that rich, corrupt Cubans could no longer dance the night away.

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

07/06/2010

1.5/5

By the half way point I was beginning to take back everything I said re Steven Soderbergh's dull-as-ditchwater Che: Part II - even he manages to drum up more tension than this.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

08/30/2009

Unfolds like a series of as outtakes from Hollywood productions

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Stella Papamichael

Film4

12/05/2008

2/5

There may be a good film here, but it struggles to break free of the cumbersome framework.

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G I

@RT59724309 Mar 19

A very very good movie. I don't understand the negative reviews. Ah well, i guess that's what you get when leftists are voting and they see the true nature of their hero, the murderer Che Guevara being depicted.

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Cricket K

@RT53442546 02/22/2025

This movie was fun. I’m not sure what others expected. It reminded me of classic 90s adventure films. There is a formula to it with expected outcomes. The acting was perfect for the formula and gave us the pleasure of seeing some faces I have not seen in a while. This was a nice break for more of the violent edgy movies coming out of late. Made me smile. Thank you.

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JM A

@RT66093225 01/13/2025

A must see in my book! Beautifully crafted tale of a Classic Cuba as the Revolution began to destroy it. Has you inspired by love, family, music & dance and then gripped by political assaults which destroys family and sanity. Garcia is a Magician to create such a weaving masterpiece which calls for the audience to live the reality of Cuba in those times with the hope & imagination of the love to heal it.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 02/01/2024

Nowhere near as clever as it thinks it is.

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Amber C

@RT75910232 12/02/2022

It took me all day to finish it. It did not hold my attention at all. Another thing, the movie completely whitewashed the likes of Meyer Lansky. The vibe I got was ‘oh, those poor rich folks are suffering!' Its a complete Miami Exile fairy tale of pre revolutionary Cuba.

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02/24/2022

Great show , really enjoyed it.

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Synopsis

Fico Fellove (Andy Garcia), an apolitical Havana club owner, gets caught in the middle when Fidel Castro's Communist Revolution sweeps through Cuba. He tries to keep the strife outside the walls of his popular establishment, but his family becomes divided when his brothers (Nestor Carbonell, Enrique Murciano) join the fight against Batista.

Director: Andy Garcia
Producer: Andy Garcia, Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: G. Cabrera Infante
Production Co: CineSon Prods., Lionsgate Films
Rating: R (Violence)
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 28, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
Runtime: 2h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby