Antonio Banderas was obviously collecting a paycheck here. Uncharted goes through the motions but never finds its footing. I wish there was something outstanding in this film to warrant a recommendation. Uncharted’s producers need to bend the character towards Holland’s strengths for the inevitable sequels. That ship has long sailed to fantasy land. I couldn’t help but think about him while watching the film, Fillion as Drake and Russell Crowe as Sully. A decade ago we were all begging for Nathan Fillion. The attributes that make Tom Holland a great Peter Parker/Spider-Man work against him as Nathan Drake. But doesn't have the swagger and physical stature of the game's protagonist. He has a charming disposition and definitely bulked up. He and Sam were partners searching for Ferdinand Magellan’s fabled lost gold. Nathan gets a visit from Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg). He gives the patrons history lessons while ripping them off. Years later, the adult Nathan (Tom Holland) works as a bartender at an upscale New York City restaurant. The story begins with a young Nathan Drake (Tiernan Jones) watching his older brother, Sam (Rudy Pankow), run away from their orphanage after a botched heist. It also doesn’t help that the clunky CGI action looks like PS4 cutscenes. Ticking boxes for parkour, puzzles, and gunplay as a weak nod to the much better source material. The film comes across as an adventure by checklist. Uncharted has a rote and uninspired plot that struggled to hold my attention. But they never fully inhabit the beloved personalities of the swashbuckling fortune hunters. A-list leads Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg elicit a few chuckles with their banter. Uncharted fans need to lower their expectations for the hit video games big-screen adaptation.
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