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The Lost King Reviews
An unashamedly sentimental and celebratory film but not a syrupy one.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 11, 2024
Supported by a script by Coogan and Pope, Frears makes a simple but ingenious film, well put together, with several emotional and memorable moments. [Full review in Spanish]
| Nov 11, 2024
Memory and history, here, get put to the trial, as questions of who we were then are raised as possible statements of who we are now — and how mercurial it all can be, how easily manipulated, propagandized, weaponized.
| Jul 12, 2024
It’s a perfectly nice watch for a Sunday afternoon with Mom
| Apr 24, 2024
Stephen Frears brings Richard III back to life but forgets to give him a voice.
| Nov 2, 2023
One of those cases where the tedium outweighed the anticipation.
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 6, 2023
The Lost King is the type of movie about an underestimated and persistent person where you know exactly how it's going to end. This traditionally made drama has a very watchable journey though, mostly because of Sally Hawkins' engaging lead performance.
| Aug 5, 2023
It's a quiet movie, but it's still a lovely movie because Sally Hawkins, Oscar-nominee, is just fantastic as Philippa Langley, the woman just obsessed with finding the grave of Richard III. I loved this movie.
| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Jul 24, 2023
While a fascinating story of the bureaucracy around historical treasures, its most noteworthy element about the unchecked prejudices towards those with mental & physical handicaps is buried under domestic issues and a visualization of the lead's fantasy.
| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 20, 2023
A film set on the streets and with everyday interiors, that actually hides an extraordinary story about illusion, impetus and emotional impact. [Full review in Spanish]
| May 5, 2023
[Frears] knows his audience and doesn’t try to get too flashy, while mostly keeping things moving at pace.
| Apr 21, 2023
A low-key, engaging crowd-pleaser about historical detective work that’s also a David-and-Goliath story involving sexism and the prejudice against amateurs felt by professionals, as well as a modest reevaluation of Richard’s personality and regal status.
| Original Score: B | Apr 5, 2023
“The Lost King” brings a light but firm touch to a story that’s too good not to dig into.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2023
That path this film goes down is somewhat predictable, but it’s no less interesting to see unfold. Plus, seeing a friendlier take on Richard III for a change is nice.
| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 30, 2023
Hawkins perfectly portrays this fragile woman, toughened by the overbearing professors of Leister University. Coogan is believable as her supportive ex. Mark Addy plays one of the few men on her side.
| Mar 29, 2023
Reveals a distinctly British obsession with royalty and propriety that doesn’t always translate with the same reverence abroad. But the more important story is the one about discrimination and misinformation; that fact can be twisted into fiction
| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 29, 2023
A true story, potentially inspirational but mostly just peculiar.
| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 28, 2023
The viewer will recognize a classic David vs. Goliath tale at the heart of The Lost King, which is what makes it such a good story.
| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 27, 2023
The Lost King successfully illustrates someone struggling to validate their own sense of identity through achievement, and that’s something most viewers can recognize from life.
| Original Score: B+ | Mar 27, 2023