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3.5/4
Not what it should be yet still better than needed
Indyfreak - wrote on 07/29/2022
As a true adaptation of the popular video games, I think people will be disappointed in UNCHARTED. But as escapist entertainment that dabbles in treasure hunting, it delivers the goods. I honestly wasn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did.
But it is a good example of good casting overcoming a mediocre script and the movie itself being so much fun. Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg are fun together as a pair of unlikely adventurers teaming up on a quest to uncover the greatest fortune in history. Their adversary is Antonio Banderas in full-on moustache twirling mode as the villain. Fan-favorite character Chloe Frazer appears from the games played by Sophia Ali. She's as fearless and alluring as expected. If there is a downside in the cast, it is Tati Gabrielle as Banderas' henchwoman. …
