Uncharted

Ruben Fleischer deliver an adaptation of the famous video game “Uncharted”, and although it doesn't break the curse of movies based on games, it is a likeable and entertaining adventure, the kind that is missing in cinemas, and certainly doesn't disgrace the game. I'm a big fan of the director, I love Gangster Squad, Zombieland and Venom, and Uncharted can easily stand alongside them. Tom Holland is great and comes off as a big personality, and he is well supported by Mark Wahlberg, who is an entertaining part of the whole film. The female characters don't stick out that much and the female protagonist is a bit bland, but I can get past that. The film has likeable visuals, solid pacing, fun characters, an engaging story and solid action, though there are only two proper set-pieces, but the finale is long, imaginative and epic enough (the reference to Pirates of the Caribbean was great), and a couple of Easter eggs to play with as well. It's quite comparable to the recent Tomb Raider adaptation and for me definitely better than the recent adventure movies with The Rock. I had a decent time and it's great to be back at the cinema after a long time! Story 3/5, Action 4/5, Humour 3/5, Violence 0/5, Fun 4/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 4/5. 7.5/10. (02/13/2022)

I haven’t played the game and I enjoyed this. A modern Indy with lively action, snappy one-liners and entertaining heroes. But it isn’t particularly clever, but at least one twist had me surprised. Two opulent action sequences - the plane and the boats work smoothly, but ignorance of the laws of physics is sometimes a bit annoying. Quite soon, Tom Holland stops being so reminiscent of Peter Parker and in places carries the movie effortlessly on his shoulders. Most of the time, Wahlberg is a self-centered bastard, but reels off some great one-liners. I’m still disappointed that it wasn’t Carnahan who directed this, but in the end it worked out really good. (07/24/2022)

I haven't played or seen the games, so I'm only reviewing the film on itself and I have to say that it's definitely not the dud that game fans complain about. On the contrary, Uncharted is a fairly decent National Treasure kind of flick with decent pacing, plenty of action and colourful scenery, and I didn't find Tom Holland bad either, as others have said. To be fair, the film certainly has its faults, especially in the logic department, and personally I would have liked to see more traps, puzzles and quests like in National Treasure, and generally play with the ideas more and make them more entertaining, but that's probably just my wishful thinking. The result is a perfectly fine satisfying adventure ride that, according to the feedback, won't please fans of the game, but for the rest of us it's more than enough. (05/08/2022)

There's nothing particularly endearing about Uncharted that would make you fall in love with it, unlike the game. However, it's still an enjoyable treasure-hunting adventure packed with incredible action and even more unbelievable effects. In the 80s, this might have felt lacking, but today, it's more than enough for a fun watch. (11/20/2022)

The upside of a fast food movie like this for me, as a film collector, is that I save money. There really isn't the slightest reason to invest a single koruna in the Blu-ray of this; and its the same with most movie productions these days. I’ve never liked fast food, I prefer a hearty steak and this thing is like garlic bread. A tedious 120 minutes and the reassurance that the best film adaptation of a PC game is still the 27-year-old Mortal Kombat. (04/28/2022)