The Lost City Of Z is a solidly made account of explorer Percy James Fawcett's expeditions to 'The Amazonia' in the early early 1900s in search of a fabled lost city proving early civilisation. Going for verisimilitude rather than gung-ho adventure (although there are a couple of exciting sequences), this is a measured and thoughtful examination of what drove the explorer on his quest and how it affected his family across three separate trips in its lengthy (and at times leisurely) run time. The jungle sequences are lush and vivid, the period detail is lovingly recreated, and it is all driven by a mostly impressive central performance by Charlie Hunnam with strong back-up from Sienna Miller as his patient wife, an almost-unrecognisable Robert Pattinson as his co-explorer, and in the later stages Tom Holland (again proving to be an actor to watch) as the eldest son. This well-crafted tale is unsensational and character-focused, and, in spite of being a little testing of patience, affords its lead actor the opportunity to present a character that has real time to breathe and to develop on screen.
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