Uncharted

 

Uncharted is an action adventure movie based off of the video game of the same name starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. When streetwise Nathan Drake is recruited by treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to search for riches lost 500 years prior, Drake must use his wits to figure out the clues to the treasure while also uncovering if Sully and his accomplices are trustworthy.

The plot was high action but I had a feeling, even from the previews that the story was going to be a bit one dimensional and predictable, which is how it unfortunately turned out. The script was lazy with lame one-liner jokes. The cinematography at the beginning was very video game-y and unrealistic and some of the props looked cheap and fake.

The fight choreography was well done and creative. Tom Holland and his stunt man have some incredible athleticism that worked really well in the action and fight sequences.

Even though I never played the video game, it was a nice bridge from the game to the film to have the original voice actor for Nathan Drake, Nolan North, make a small cameo in the movie. Regarding the rest of the casting, Tom Holland was entertaining and the best part of the film. His character was likeable and had a great evolution from naivety to savvy. I also appreciated that they tried to add a bit of diversity in the casting as well. Where they dropped the ball for me was that there were only two women cast. This was a bit of a letdown as it would have been nice to see a bit more gender diversity in this heavily male dominated movie. Even though there were only two women, who didn’t have very strong character development and were both portrayed as untrustworthy, I at least appreciated that they were independent leads that could handle their own.

In the end, the only really good thing about Uncharted was the action and fight choreography. It didn’t give me enough in the script or character development to want to see this movie again nor would I seek out the sequel that this movie has been primed for.