THE LOST CITY OF Z

PLOD your way across South America with this historical jungle trek.

It’s a handsome, sincere and stiff upper-lipped affair. There’s none of the fun of a Tarzan romp. And it lacks the mad genius of Aguirre: Wrath of God.

We join Geordie actor Charlie Hunnam as he sails up the Amazon, searching for the fabled city of Z. The Sons of Anarchy TV star plays Colonel Percy Fawcett, a real life explorer.

Hunnam’s a perfectly capable actor who always seems more comfortable on the small screen than the silver one. As a result, he’s out of his depth.

He hasn’t the range to express Fawcett’s obsessive nature. There’s not enough action to play to his strengths.

His favoured means of expression are monotone whispers or the shouting of grand declarations.

Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland