{"id":2002944,"date":"2025-09-06T23:49:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T23:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2002944"},"modified":"2025-09-06T23:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T23:49:28","slug":"matthew-mcconaugheys-fire-rescue-movie-the-lost-bus-will-stress-you-out-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matthew-mcconaugheys-fire-rescue-movie-the-lost-bus-will-stress-you-out-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey\u2019s fire rescue movie \u2018The Lost Bus\u2019 will stress you out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TORONTO \u2014 Some difficult dilemmas are faced in \u201cThe Lost Bus,\u201d a survival drama starring Matthew McConaughey that premiered Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

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THE LOST BUS<\/h2>\n

Running time: 130 minutes. In theaters Sept. 19. On AppleTV+ Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

And not only by the characters, who put the pedal to the metal to save their lives as their town is ravaged by fire. The movie itself hits some roadblocks, too.<\/p>\n

Director Paul Greengrass\u2019 film is about the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, and he wants us to feel the heat.<\/p>\n

So, the audience\u2019s perspective is that we\u2019re aboard the school bus with the 22 kids, a panicked teacher and determined driver, swerving away from flames and shaking from oil tank explosions.<\/p>\n

The camera is not a stand-in for our eyes, per se, a la Steven Soderbergh\u2019s \u201cPresence,\u201d<\/a> but otherwise it\u2019s as immersive as it gets without 3D and those awful theaters that spray water in your face.<\/p>\n

That environmental atmosphere is often effective. As smoke seeps in and the fires ferociously grow, we\u2019re inside a rescue vehicle that risks turning into an oven. Add children who are thrown into extreme peril, and \u201cThe Lost Bus\u201d is a very stressful movie, indeed. As it should be.<\/p>\n

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