Movie #2174 "The Lost King" (Chicago Film Fest) Of the three films that I watched at the Chicago Film Festival, this was the least popular with me. And I love watching Sally Hawkins get into a character ---- I liked what she did here, and Steve Coogan supports her well as her ex-husband (could have been used even more) . But I was never pulled emotionally into the film --- the plot looks kind of like fun when it is presented in a synopsis, but when you watch her plight of getting King Richard's tomb moved to its rightful place, it's very ho-hum to me. I didn't see the need that much --- I look around and see so many more problems that i would have been cheering on to get done, and this one wasn't one of those problems I would have suggested necessary to solve. Other than that, it was good --- just a movie too long about a topic not all that interesting. But she did the best she could with the script, I felt. I'd give it a 3.5. I esp. disliked all the fantasy included in the slower moments --- her mini discussions with Richard III.
"THE LOST KING" 2022 1 HOUR 48 MINS
An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
Actors: Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan
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