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Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray, Inés Sastre, Lorena Feijoo ... see more see more... , Tomas Milian , Elizabeth Peña , Millie Perkins , Enrique Murciano Jr. , Nestor Carbonell , Richard Bradford , Steven Bauer , William Marquez , Julio Oscar Mechoso , Tony Plana , Daniel Pino , Dominik García-Lorido

Veteran actor Andy Garcia steps into the director's chair for his first voyage into feature filmmaking with this heartfelt tribute to revolutionary, late-'50s-era Cuba featuring Dustin Hoffman, Bill M... read more read more...urray, Tomas Milian, and offering the director himself in the starring role. Fico Fellove (Garcia) is the politically neutral owner of the El Tropico nightclub who seeks shelter from the winds of change behind the crowded bar of his flourishing business. Unfortunately for Fico, the blood of the revolution flows deep within the veins of his passionate brothers, and it's only a matter of time before both the club owner, and his distinguished father, are forced to face the prospect of having their lives forever changed despite their indifference to the violence that surrounds them. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 23 min.

Directed by: Andy Garcia

Release Date: September 3, 2005

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DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006

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  • bookmunki
    November 2, 2008
    bookmunki
    despite the beautiful music and cinematography, there was little substance to this film. i was hoping for a film that would provide more history of the cuban crisis; this film's treatment was facile. slow paced, boring, and overall disappointing film.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 30, 2008
    sanjurosamurai
    really great film for a directorial debut by andy garcia. he also does a great job acting in this one. bill murray plays a small role but steals the movie in all of his scenes. his character is even pointless, but he makes the film more entertaining. good flick that i recomme... read morend about the rise of fidel castro in cuba. the cast was great and the story flowed well.
  • bbcfloridabound
    November 17, 2007
    bbcfloridabound
    This is a good movie, with actor and director (Andy Garcia), Shows the Cuba way of life coming up. Kind of like the Soprano's in the begining. Glad I rented, but doubt that I would add it to my DVD Collection, sorry a nonbuy. Great dancing and music all throughout.
  • FanGirl
    December 18, 2006
    FanGirl
    Good music and nice cinematography.
  • brunolot1
    February 10, 2012
    brunolot1
    Honestly, I can't explain what happened here. The plot didn't seem bad at all. The movie has a great cast and I'm a huge of Cuba's history, but somehow this movie was extremely boring to me. Big disappointment.
  • marevalo83
    November 17, 2010
    marevalo83
    I have a feeling the scads of those giving terrible reviews did NOT grow up in Miami. As a non-Cuban from the area, I still felt rather an attachment to the film's subject matter, and I suspect that being Cuban and/or growing up in Cuban culture substantially affects one's perce... read moreption and interest in this film. Additionally, Lost City features gorgeous costume design and quite good cinematography and music.
  • shawnmiller2
    November 14, 2010
    shawnmiller2
    Explores and interesting topic fairly uninterestingly...Garcia was decent, but the rest of the cast was terrible...
  • andresecarreno
    March 23, 2010
    andresecarreno
    Definitivamente esta pelicula demuestra lo que pasó en CUBA y lo que lamentablemente esta pasando en VENEZUELA!! La mejor pelicula, Cruda y real!!!

    Vale destacar que esta pelicula la prohibieron pasar en Venezuela!
  • wang90
    April 12, 2008
    wang90
    i'll give it 3 for the soundtrack. but not more than that. too many flaws and holes in this movie. it could've been better if they'd put more tensions in some of the scenes and change the main lady. and last but not least don't give us the easy ending.
  • Bojanglz
    March 25, 2008
    Bojanglz
    This movie was just painful to watch. Amature camerawork, uninteresting characters, and awkward dialogue are just the tip of the iceberg. I think Andy Garcia thought he was filming "VINCENT CORLEONE GOES TO CUBA". The story actually gets really ineresting in the last 30 minutes... read more but by then I was already asleep. BOO!

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Sheri Linden
August 1, 2006
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter

When it succeeds, the film conveys a bittersweet longing for a lost moment and the unfulfilled promise of a democratic Cuba.

Bruce Westbrook
June 23, 2006
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

It's handsome and heartfelt but mired in murky politics, plot inertia, musical montages and painfully pointed symbolism. Full Review

David Germain
June 23, 2006
David Germain, Associated Press

Garcia needed better guiding hands and eyes in the editing room to jettison the many parts that bog down the story. Full Review

Bill Muller
June 22, 2006
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic

Unsteady but often entrancing. Full Review

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
June 22, 2006
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Somehow simultaneously too much and not enough. At 143 minutes, it well overstays its welcome as a movie, but with a little more fleshing out it might have worked as a miniseries. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
June 16, 2006
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Turgid, lumpy and almost unwatchably dull. Full Review

Liam Lacey
June 16, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Unfortunately, Garcia is inept as a director. His scenes are shapeless and bloated with self-important speeches. Full Review

Roger Moore
June 9, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

It's barely coherent as it is, but at 2 hours and 23 minutes, The Lost City is simply infuriating. Full Review

Tom Long
June 9, 2006
Tom Long, Detroit News

Too scattered, too confused, too patched-together to work dramatically. Full Review

Terry Lawson
June 9, 2006
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

The movie has too many stories to tell and tells none of them very well. Full Review

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