In this film based on the popular video game series, legendary treasure/antiquities aficionado Nathan Drake (played by Spider-Man's Tom Holland) is recruited by treasure hunter Sully Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to search for gold that had been in the possession of Ferdinand Magellan and his crew.
Is this movie able to completely replicate the feel of the Uncharted games? No. It can't quite capture the majestic appearance of the games nor the storylines or dialogue. The biggest issues are that there are too many scenes of the three main characters talking to each other and too much reliance on no one be able to trust each other (a lot of times the mistrust doesn't even feel earned). Sully and Nathan spend a lot of time together, yet the evolution of their relationship feels only 85% natural. It mostly work, but it feels like it needed some touch up.
That all having been said, the movie may not be as good as the games, but it doesn't dishonor it. This really does feel like an Uncharted film and that the creators were truly trying to replicate the feel of the games, producing a work that feels a lot more faithful than other video game adaptations out there. The best parts of this are definitely the ancient puzzle-solving or action scenes. They look nice, are a lot of fun, and have that sense of epicness to them. A couple of the action scenes in particular, really stand out.
Nate and Sully work well enough as characters and with each other. Admittedly, fans of the games may be annoyed that this is sort of a reboot/prequel, which makes the two main leads younger and that this doesn't feature Nate's love interest Elena Fisher as she's not on the scene yet. Also, the chronology is tinkered with a smidge. Yet, the movie manages to make changes without crossing the line, and Nate and Sully still feel enough like Nate and Sully albeit not totally like Nate and Sully.
Recommended. This is not a perfect Uncharted or treasure hunting adventure movie, but it's sill pretty entertaining.
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