The Lost King

well written and acted, a sweet fluff of a movie but bet it does to you what it did to me. Made me want to know more about the real story of the king, his burial etc.

A good film based on a true story of how a woman with no relevant experience and limited knowledge managed to fund a dig that found Richard III's body. The acting is great. The film's director and male star are the same people involved in making the movie Philomena, so if you liked that movie you will surely like this one.

What a lovely film. Great acting and great atmosphere!

A nice film, may watch again if I have a slow day

This is an imaginative film that tries to convey Philippa Langley's emotional involvement in her quest to find the burial place of King Richard III (Philippa is played wonderfully by Sally Hawkins). All along the way, there are people who tell her she must not "feel", but needs to stick to facts. " A 'feeling' is what you get when you sit on a bus seat that's still warm", says one character. Well, she found Richard, and he didn't. Richard appears as an embodiment of Philippa's imagination in the film, and Philippa talks to him and with him. Harry Lloyd plays a winsome king who seems quite lost - until he isn't - and then he snaps into focus as a King indeed. THE LOST KING is a movie about the underdog who turns up trumps; about the reviled who is revealed as good and worthy; about the heart of the matter being what counts most. I loved it.

Could have been better, but the story alone makes the movie. I wish that they could have called out the University etc better. Saw on hulu.

Anything, and I mean ANYTHING with Sally Hawkins in it is a treat, and this was no exception to that. Her understated performance was pitch perfect and blended perfectly with Steve Coogan's delivery. Their (in filmdom, anyway) unconventionally friendly - affectionate, even - relationship as exes could be a lesson to us all. And most other roles were pretty good; didn't like the PR fellow from Leicester U; I thought he played a pretty cliched baddie. My two complaints: the "invisible Richard" was kind of kitchy to me. I think it actually detracted from the movie. I think the director took a risk and that it didn't work. Should have found another perspective on her drive to find Richard. And the other complaint: the Uni stealing her thunder and virtually all of the credit smacked of "The Dig" and how the British Museum took all the credit (and the boat) in that one. Maybe it was true? But I recall the event 12 years ago in the news and I'm pretty sure it was individuals, not the Uni, that got the credit.

The triumph of a will to succeed over the ego's of the establishment. It really issue a charming film. Sally Hawkins is as always, pitch perfect. She brings you through the gamut of human emotions of knowing you are right, but so many not willing to help. Great cast, story telling and direction. Pacing was great.

The movie tackles so many themes, but the one that got me was the unwarranted disdain that professional academics have toward those without lofty degrees — but who have the drive and spirit and interest to contribute meaningfully to conversations and debates. The movie's ending spoke volumes, splitting off into 2 very different settings, only one of which genuinely has much to do with knowledge and truth. Sally Hawkins is extraordinary, always transforming into the character she plays. I am going to read Philippa's book!

This is a fascinating film based on a fascinating real story… about how amateur historian Philippa Langley's unrelenting research led to discovery of the remains of King Richard III under a carpark in Leicester, having been through lost for 500 years. History aside, however, it is also life-affirming in its reminder of the power of tenacity against all odds and opposition.