Uncharted

Sahara 2, a bit better perhaps, but certainly not a good film. Tom Holland's Nate is more a kid who often takes his shirt off than a likeable thief with a sense of honour, and Wahlberg's Sully doesn't look much like the video game Sully either. But I'd be quite happy to wave my hand over it, if for God's sake I was having fun and if the story was interesting. Unfortunately, Uncharted is the kind of movie that isn't about the adventure atmosphere, but about the visual effects, that isn't about the characters' relationships, but about them talking and picking on each other all the time, where one character tells another that he acts like Indiana Jones, and another character calls someone else Jack Sparrow, but it's never a joke, it's always cringe. The plot is downright simple, the story unfolds as you expect (except for the bad guy thing, which was rather surprising, but also stupid). For nearly two hours, Uncharted tries, in two big action scenes it boldly defies the laws of physics and logic, but it's either too little or too much. When Nolan North appeared in a cameo role, I didn't have that nice feeling like I did with Stan Lee's cameos in the Marvel movies. I thought I'd rather see a Nate that looked like that. (2022-02-12)

I haven't played computer games, so I can't compare them to the movie adaptation. For most of the running time, though, I was thinking how incredibly stupid this movie is – in a good way, but also in a bad way – as most of the scenes just happen for the sake of having something happen (at all). Uncharted doesn't lack action or suspense, but unfortunately it also has a lot of illogical moments – but maybe that was creative intent, who knows? The ship sequence had drive, while the plane scene was over the top. In the end, it's as dumb as Lara Croft, just good enough for one viewing. The final "cliffhanger" leaves the door open for a sequel, provided there is money. (2022-02-19)

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. (2022-11-20)

The PlayStation legend, awaited for 10 years, has seen many actors and directors come and go, and finally it's here and it made me happy. And not only because I'm a fan of the series, actually, besides picking out various references, it's quite irrelevant. The important thing is that similar adventures in the style of Indiana Jones practically disappeared or are not successful in the cinemas, and I've always liked this subgenre, mainly because of Indiana Jones. And in the end, I'm also satisfied with the emerging star in the main role and I hope it will attract the remaining crowds from Spider-Man, since they decided to go this way. Holland is fine in the role, handles the stunt pieces brilliantly, and choreographically it looks good and gives the impression of not being ordinary; perhaps he will also take a break for a moment and jump into the second part in full splendor. Only Wahlberg seems a bit too uninvolved here, hopefully he'll approach it differently next time. I never really liked Sully in games, so I just take it as a different character. And next time I want Elena! PS: I heard praise for Banderas, but to me, he seemed quite underused due to a certain twist. (2022-02-18)

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. (2022-07-24)