Another Monday can only mean one thing…it’s time for another ingredient to be added to our Review Stew! This week I turned to my Letterboxd watchlist and shuffled it twice before landing on a title that apparently very few people have heard of. According to Letterboxd as of this writing, with only 725 people having watched it, we have… Lost and Found in Armenia (2012).
Title: Lost and Found in Armenia
Director: Gor Kirakosian
Released: November 21, 2012 (Armenia and Russia)
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
Available to stream on: Tubi
Bill (Jamie Kennedy) is the son of a US Senator and just had his fiancée leave him. To help him try and get over things, his friend has basically forced Bill to vacation with him in Turkey. If being forced into a vacation wasn’t bad enough, Bill now has to face his fear of heights as his friend signed him up for parasailing.
As Bill’s luck would have it, while he’s in the air the cable comes apart sending him floating high into the air. A small Cessna plane winds up catching the parasail in its wheels and off Bill goes. Eventually he does fall from the plane and crashes into a barn in Armenia.
The locals who find him tie him up in chains and store him in their basement. Why? Well, they’re under the impression that Bill is a Turkish spy. The fact that Bill keeps repeating the same 3 Turkish-phrases doesn’t do him any favors either.
How will the Senator’s son finagle his release and safely get back home?
Or will he even be able to escape?
I’ll be honest, I went into Lost and Found in Armenia (2012) with pretty low expectations. Not that I went in expecting to hate it, just that I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece by any means. After watching it, I can say that it is one that deserves more eyeballs.
Will it be a movie that moves you or changes your outlook on life? Not at all.
However, if you enjoy a comedy of errors, look no further. No, you won’t be doubled over in laughter, but you will find yourself chuckling throughout. Oddly enough, the humor comes mostly from the townspeople interacting with each other more than it comes from Jamie Kennedy.
While Kennedy might not be the funny man throughout, he turns in a surprisingly decent dramatic role. He’s able to deliver the comedy when called for, of course, but it was nice to see a different side of him and his abilities.
In addition to the comedy, there’s a bit of heart in Lost and Found in Armenia (2012) as well. Again though, it’s the townspeople who steal the show and wind up delivering the heart along with the comedy.
It might be a touch longer than it needs to be, director Gor Kirakosian moves things along at a pace that is fast enough to not have you checking the remaining runtime throughout your viewing.
Overall, I’d say that Lost and Found in Armenia (2012) is one to check out. If you’re in the States, it’s on Tubi so there’s no excuse to not see it. While it won’t change your world, it will provide a nice little escape from the horrors around us, even if only for an hour and forty-minutes.
So, have you seen Lost and Found in Armenia (2012)?
If so, I want to hear about it!
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