--- title: "Lost in London: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/lost-in-london/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/lost-in-london" critics_score: 69 critics_reviews: 8 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Lost in London (2017): what the critics said Critics' score 69 from 8 reviews: 6 positive, 1 mixed, 1 negative. Most critics respond warmly to Lost in London, with praise centred on the technical and logistical achievement of its live, single-take broadcast. The reviews also credit Harrelson’s self-mockery with giving the autobiographical misadventure much of its humour. His exchanges with Owen Wilson are the most consistently singled-out comic scenes, while the satire of fame and Hollywood in-jokes help make the experiment more than an exercise in keeping the camera running. The disagreement concerns how well the comedy works beyond that achievement, and the spread is wide. The Evening Standard finds character and plot constrained by the single-take approach, even while enjoying the humour. Radio Times questions how much edge remains without the thrill of the live broadcast. IndieWire is the sharpest dissenter, finding the film slow, tone-deaf and more interested in dropping names than delivering jokes; most other reviews find enough comedy to forgive its limitations. ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 20 January 2017. The live single-take broadcast is a unique technical feat fusing wizardry with self-deprecating satire. The celebrity slanging match with Owen Wilson reaches euphoric comic heights. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/20/lost-in-london-review-woody-harrelson-live-movie) ## Little White Lies — Elena Lazic Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 20 January 2017. Festival review. Harrelson delivers a unique live single-take cinema experience that succeeds despite the risks. The film combines technical audacity with an autobiographical story, highlighted by strong comedic scenes with Owen Wilson. [Read the review](https://lwlies.com/article/woody-harrelson-lost-in-london-review) ## Radio Times — Victoria Luxford Rating 4/5. Harrelson directs and stars in a comedy based on a real shambolic night, using satire on fame to poke fun at his career. The desperate petty humour, especially exchanges with Owen Wilson, brings the misadventure to life, though it loses some edge without the live broadcast thrill. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-tpieyl/lost-in-london/) ## Evening Standard — Nick Curtis Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 20 January 2017. The critic finds Lost in London not a great film, as character and plot are constrained by the single-take concept, but praises it as a brilliant technical and logistical achievement from a first-time director. It is laced with self-mockery, very funny, and far better than expected. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/lost-in-london-film-review-selfmocking-romp-is-far-better-than-we-had-any-right-to-expect-a3445476.html) ## The Times — Kate Muir Rating ★★★☆☆. 21 January 2017. Harrelson stayed calm under pressure during the live single-shot event despite a bomb scare and other challenges, delivering a singular live cinema experience. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/film-lost-in-london-live-dvdvd6xv3) ## Vulture Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 20 January 2017. The critic reports that the livestream went pretty well overall, calling it shaggily competent and self-effacing in typical Harrelson fashion. The technical achievement of the single-take live broadcast is astounding, though background noise and minor flubs were noticeable. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/watching-woody-harrelsons-livestreamed-movie.html) ## The Telegraph Rating 3/5. 20 January 2017. The ambitious one-take live film succeeds logistically and delivers Allen-esque comedy with strong Hollywood in-jokes, especially the Owen Wilson sequence. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/01/20/lost-london-woody-harrelson-breaks-boundaries-supercharged-allen/) ## IndieWire — Jude Dry Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 20 January 2017. The critic finds Harrelson's directorial debut doesn't know what it wants to be, as the live experiment drops more names than jokes and drags. The film is tone-deaf and fails to deliver on its ambitious premise. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/lost-in-london-review-woody-harrelson-live-movie-1201771070/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md