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Lost in America Reviews
One of my favorite comedies of all time
An amazing film from Albert Brooks and a hilariously honest satire. Lost in America features Brooks's usual genius acting, directing and writing. The writing is the main highlight of this film, it smoothly goes across America and is entertaining every step of the way, with a genius ending.
This is a movie about a pre-midlife crisis. Albert Brooks and his wife are tired of their ordinary lives as white collar professionals. They are controlled and predictable and they long for more. When Brooks' career trajectory takes an unexpected turn he convinces his wife to do something bold and out of character. That bold move is to sell everything, quite their jobs, and travel the USA. Are they cut out for this lifestyle? Brooks is like a hardened Woody Allen. He is edgy and neurotic, but oddly likable in his quirky way. The strength of the film his interaction with Julie Haggerty. Gary Marshall is phenomenal as the Casino manager. This is memorable and has stood the test of time. Funny, but very thought provoking.
A great assault on yuppie culture. I think the film could have afforded to be a bit longer, but that's a relatively minor complaint. Brooks and Hagerty are hilarious in this.
Albert Brooks stars and directs along with Julie Hagerty they play a married couple both striving for change from their usual lifestyle; the husband, David is dying for a promotion at his ad agency, the wife, Linda hopes to move into a new house not having to do retail anymore problem is he doesn't get the job and ultimately gets fired scolding at his boss so the new plan now is to 'get lost' in the beauty of America during a road trip while driving in an RV they have no destination in mind, not a care in the world, no giant goals to think about Freaking love Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty. Clever satire of the American dream dropping all worries and responsibilities. Could've used more destination hopping but the epilogue was quite funny. Lots of us want to see the true face of what the nation's made us being so confined and suffocated in our daily routines but there's always a chance to start over and go beyond it all.
Who goes out of their way to order a Mercedes with a brown paint job and a beige interior? Albert Brooks hasn't kept up in the popular consciousness as a writer, but he's plenty clever at it. Lost in America is a satire of satisfaction, with Brooks himself playing a yuppie who maintains a superficial love of liberty and possibility (mostly through movies) but who remains completely trapped by his own greed and is willing to get crushed under the corporate wheel as a result. When the opportunity comes, in a fit of uncharacteristic rebellion (but one fuelled by something as yuppie-ish as not getting a promotion), to explore a more liberated side of life out on the open road without attachments, Brooks' David and his wife Linda (Julie Hagerty) are met only with disillusionment. There's no real sense of American exceptionalism, the pair are governed by the same basic vices as everyone else, and eventually they come crawling back to the same dehumanizing system with hat in hand. The two make the hilariously heartbreaking decision that life inside the bubble, artificial as it may seem, is still preferable to the cold reality that there isn't much special about either of them. A fun comedy that is worthwhile as much for Brooks' outbursts as it is for his clever writing. (3.5/5)
Albert Brooks and Julie Haggerty shine as David and Linda Howard, a couple from Los Angeles who decide to liquidate their assets, quit their jobs and buy a mobile home in order to spend the next twenty years ‘touching Indians' and exploring America…until their plans are derailed in Las Vegas. It is totally engaging throughout thanks to a great script and solid performances from Brooks and Hagerty, who play two immensely likeable characters regardless of whether they are bickering or staring lovingly into each other's eyes. The film is filled with classic scenes, including Brooks' explanation of the meaning of what a ‘nest egg' is and the brilliant encounter between David and the casino manager. The only downside to Lost in America is the fact that, like the characters' physical journey, the film feels like it runs out of steam a bit over the last thirty minutes.
Nearly 40 years later it's still relevant!
Kinda amusing... don’t age super well imo
First seems like a cliched movie, but then there's a twist in the middle, which makes the movie a lot better.
Fans of Albert Brooks will not be surprised that Lost in America isn't usually laugh out loud funny but instead delivers it's dry brand of comedy by allowing the humor to materialize with a more natural feel through dialogue and literal observations put forth by the hyper neurotic protagonist and his wife. Some scenes did feel off to me, maybe in an inauthentic way, such as Hagerty's night at the casino, but this also set up one of my favorite scenes between Brooks and the casino manager. 7.5/10
Great movie. Funny, fast-paced, still relevant today!
Swapping out hippies for yuppies, tie-dye for neckties, and Harley-Davidsons for a Winnebago—though based on Albert Brooks' frenetic performance, one expects they kept most of the cocaine—this is EASY RIDER for the Reagan era, with an emphasis on the uneasy easiness of bourgeois America.
I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks and admire his comedy Style. Although this movie does have some decent moments I wouldn't say it's a comedy I would watch over and over. It's a bit tedious and long
Even though it’s slow in some parts, there are scenes of comedic genius are so potent that they go down as classic. And, there’s enough of them to get a laugh throughout the whole film. Best line, the guy from the Temp Agency, “Oh, I’m sorry let me just get my list of $100,000 jobs.”
Albert Brooks stars and directs along with Julie Hagerty they play a married couple both striving for change from their usual lifestyle; the husband, David is dying for a promotion at his ad agency, the wife, Linda hopes to move into a new house not having to do retail anymore problem is he doesn't get the job and ultimately gets fired scolding at his boss so the new plan now is to 'get lost' in the beauty of America during a road trip while driving in an RV they have no destination in mind, not a care in the world, no giant goals to think about Freaking love Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty. Clever satire of the American dream dropping all worries and responsibilities. Could've used more destination hopping but the epilogue was quite funny. Lots of us want to see the true face of what the nation's made us being so confined and suffocated in our daily routines but there's always a chance to start over and go beyond it all.
The best comedy movie ever made!