User Reviews

Whilst watching this i was reminded of Uncharted, Indiana Jones, Romancing the Stone and those cheesy Richard Chamberlain/Sharon Stone Allan Quatermain films. It tries to have the tone of the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies. but there is one problem. it fails to match any of the aforementioned and instead ends up being more like those cheap Noah Wyle Librarian movies. The banter between Hooten and the Lady feels flat and forced and Michael Landes feels like a poor man's Bruce Campbell but lacking in the charisma. While Ophelia Lovibond as fiercely independent feisty Lady comes across as very unsympathetic and unbelievable. we are expected to believe she is not terrified in opening ten minutes as she is basically hog tied by a bunch of angry natives. There is no sense of danger whatsoever. Even when Hooten gets shot it seems like a mere inconvenience to him. I will give the production kudos for location shooting. Everything looks the part but the parts don't fit together and the result is akin to Relic Hunter or other long forgotten cancelled adventure series. What could have improved this pilot would be a rousing adventure theme like they had in The Lost World TV show from a decade or so ago but the theme tune here is instantly forgettable. They also need to write the heroes to be more likable. The cutaways to London as Lady's co workers worry about her progress seem unnecessary and sap momentum. There is some minor bad language that conflicts with the childish feel of the show but did raise a smile on occasion. Other than that I am really struggling to find positives. This was a deeply unoriginal generic slog that somehow makes finding lost cities a dull experience. No tension, no suspense, no excitement, little action, forced banter, weak villain, poor acting, poor music. very disappointing.