Uncharted Reviews

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I have to admit that I actually never played the video-game but, at least, this movie actually made me want to give it a try at some point. Anyway, even though my rating might make you think otherwise, I actually really struggled to care about the damned thing. I mean, I do love adventure flicks, I’m a huge fan of Indiana Jones, and I always had a weak spot for heist movies so to combine both should have been awesome but, to be honest, the end-result was only mildly entertaining after all. Eventually, I think the biggest issue was with the story. Indeed, instead of telling an actual story, it felt like they were checking some boxes (Nate’s brother is leaving, Nate is meeting Sully, Nate has a face to face with Moncada,…). Most of it didn’t feel really organic or convincing or actually really entertaining. At least, I did like the fact that everyone was constantly backstabbing each other and, with a darker and more cynical approach, it could have been interesting. Concerning Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, on paper, it did sound like a really cool duo but, in my opinion, they didn’t have much chemistry after all. Concerning the action scenes, I have to admit that the opening scene was neat but it was also another problem, they gave the most spectacular scene right at the beginning and I can’t remember a single other memorable scene that occurred afterwards. Furthermore, they use so much CGI in action scenes nowadays, as a result, everything looks fake and underwhelming. Anyway, to conclude, I’m pretty sure I was too generous with my rating here but I guess this movie was still rather harmless, you should definitely lower your expectations before watching the damned thing though.