In the Lost Lands ★★★★☆

This was not a good movie. It was too dark (visually, not thematically), I laughed out loud at some of the clunky dialogue, the setting made little sense, and the characters weren't all that interesting. I looked at my watch halfway through surprised that the movie wasn't almost over yet. But it has a certain charm to it. The movie is set in a post apocalyptic world, so modern technology is mixed with medieval style elements. I practically lost it when the bad guys confront the main character, who has the power to create illusions if she is looking into people's eyes, so the bad guys are all wearing aviator sunglasses which block her power. Incredible. There is a continuum that starts with movies apologizing for themselves, to being genuinely heartfelt, and all the way to being pretentious about themselves. This movie falls squarely into pretentious. But I prefer that over the movie that apologizes for itself. A fine romp, I will forget everything about this movie in a few days, here's a way too generous score: 4 out of 5 stars, I don't recommend, but I'm glad I saw it.