Uncharted
Release Date: 17th February 2022 - Australia
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Arad Productions
PlayStation Productions
Distribution
Sony Pictures Australia
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: M
Runtime: 116 minutes
Budget: $120,000,000
Box Office Gross: $401,748,820 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Experienced treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan recruits streetwise thief Nathan Drake to help him recover a lost
500-year-old fortune
Cast
Tom Holland - Nathan Drake
Mark Wahlberg - Victor Sullivan
Sophia Ali - Chloe Frazer
Tati Gabrielle - Braddock
Steven Waddington - The Scotsman
Pingi Moli - Hugo
Tiernan Jones - Young Nate
Rudy Pankow - Young Sam
Jesus Evita - Guard at Museum
Georgia Goodman - Sister Bernadette
Diarmid Murtagh - Police Officer
Joseph Balderrama - Carlos
Serena Posadino - Goldie
Alana Boden - Zoe
Anthony Thomas - Luxury Sedan Driver
Peter Seaton-Clark - Auctioneer
Robert Maaser - Guard at Auction
Eskindir Tesfay - Security Guard
Manuel de Blas - Armando Moncada
Carme Capdet - Spanish Nun
Julia Schunevitsch - Club Bartender #1
Alois Knapps - Club Bartender #2
Patricia Meeden - Spanish
Woman in Club
Nolan North - Hotel Guest (Cameo)
Matt Barkley - Hotel Bellman
Jimmy Hart - Concepcion Helo
Brett Praed - Concepcion Co-Pilot
Carlo Kitzlinger - Trinidad Helo Pilot
Pilou Asbaek - Gage
Crew
Executive Producer/Director - Ruben Fleischer
Screen Story/Screenplay - Rafe Judkins
Screen Story - Jon Hanley Rosenberg and Mark D. Walker
Screenplay/Executive Producers - Art Marcum and Matt Holloway
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director -
Brian Reylea
Executive Producers - David Bernad,
Robert J. Bohrmann, Neil Druckmann,
Tom Holland, Asad Qizilbash,
Carter Swan and Evan Wells
Producers - Avi & Ari Arad,
Alex Gartner and Charles Roven
Co-Producer - Elise Callas
German Co-Producers - Christoph Fisser,
Henning Molfenter and Charlie Woebecken
Casting Directors - John Papsidera and
Denise Chaiman
Production Designer - Shepherd Frankel
Concept Artists - Victor James Martinez,
Giorgio Grecu, Thomas Möhring
and Jamie Rawa
Supervising Art Director - David Ingram
Art Directors - Robert Reblin,
Daniel Chour, Michael Fissneider,
Calla Klessig, Florian Müller,
Cornelia Ott, Nenad Pecur,
Sabine Engelberg and Patricia Woerler
Set Decorator - Eli Griff
Costume Designer - Marlene Stewart
Hair & Makeup Designer - Victoria Down
Director of Photography - Chung-hoon Chang
Director of Photography: Second Unit -
Brad Shield
Director of Photography: Spain, Additional
Photography Unit - Eric Steelberg
"B" Camera Operator - Marcus Pohlus
First Assistant Director: Spain, Additional
Photography - Paul Barry
First Assistant Director: Second Unit - Joe Geary
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Scott Rogers
Stunt Coordinators - Stephen Dunlevy,
Ryan Hanna, Kyle Weishaar and Keir Beck
Fight Coordinators - Wayne Dalglish
and Jimmy Chhlu
Special Effects Supervisor - Uli Nefzer
Special Effects Coordinator - Jonny Martin
Visual Effects Supervisor - Chas Jarrett
Visual Effects Supervisor: Sydney Unit -
Chris Godfrey
Digital Effects Supervisors: DNEG - Gregor Lanker
Daniel Elophe and Jolene McCaffrey
Visualisation Supervisor: The Third Floor -
Nicholas Markel
Editors - Chris Lebonzon and Richard Pearson
Additional Editors - John Schaeffer and
Joseph Kirkland
Supervising Sound Editors - Kami Asgar
and Erin Oakley
Sound Designer - Paul N.J. Ottosson
Re-Recording Mixers - Beau Borders,
Kevin O'Connell, Mark Paterson and
Tony Lamberti
Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker and
Adam DeCoster
Music - Ramin Djawadi
Music Supervisor - Gabe Hilfer
Review
I never actually played the Uncharted games on the PlayStation because, at the time, I used to have an XBOX and Wii. Now I have seen the recent movie adaptation. I'm new to this source material. While Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog are among a few that have shown respect, I'm unsure how accurate the movie is to the video games, considering that most of them turned out to be unsuccessful. I've just discovered that UNCHARTED is supposed to be an origin story that began with the two characters meeting for the first time. While UNCHARTED is mostly a lighthearted globe-trotting adventure, it gets too cliched in its plot and concept, and it's just a typical and safe action-adventure flick.
Director Ruben Fleischer has never tapped into anything like this and was known for officially shepherding the two Zombieland movies. And to a lesser extent, Venom. He relies on heavy inspiration to make UNCHARTED his own Indiana Jones adventure. The action sequences are exciting, but I don't see the comparisons to the video games, which many said are unwanted.
One reason I wanted to see the film is because of Tom Holland. He finished playing Spider-Man in the latest film for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While UNCHARTED is one of his attempts to break away from his famous role, Holland performs terrific as street-smart thief Nathan Drake, who gets embroiled in a treasure hunt. He even has Cocktail vibes of Tom Cruise when working at a bar during an action scene. Mark Wahlberg did alright with his acting but had good chemistry with Tom Holland in creating Sully as a father figure to Holland's main protagonist. Antonio Banderas was a great actor but had less screen time and is playing a forgettable villain.
Despite offering nothing new to the action/adventure genre, I find UNCHARTED a moderately entertaining film. It had a better shot at a decent adaptation than most games would have and is enjoyable. While it isn't great, I recommend all audiences watch this movie once you get past its cliches.
Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie
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