'The Lost City' review: Off the charts chemistry from Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum take hold of the otherwise predictable material and turn it into an enchanted screwball. – Photos: UIP Malaysia

How charming is The Lost City? So charming that the villain is played by Daniel Radcliffe. So charming that it leaves you wondering why nobody has asked Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum to host the Oscars, or make an Ocean's 8 sequel in which he's the mark, or team up for a series of PSAs in which they just banter for 30 seconds and make everyone feel better. So charming that the popcorn I was holding simply vanished, with no memory of it having ever existed. So charming that Brad Pitt, who pops by for an extended cameo, is not even the most charming person in it — and that, my friends, is a lot of charm.

The Lost City, directed by brothers Aaron Nee and Adam Nee, is no masterpiece; you sense that in the hands of a lesser cast, it might even have been a bit of a slog.