How Uncharted (and Mark Wahlberg) KILLED the Uncharted Movie Franchise | Video Essay

[@FilmSpeak]

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[@gustavogirotto]

You were spot-on! Just another corporate product. I also thought the film lacks that adventure style look, something more organic and dirty... instead, we get the Jungle Cruise glossy studio-lit visuals. Ugh...

[@HouseMDLover69]

Knowing how things work they will probably make a second one, and I'm all up for it. Imo the movie was great.

[@logankeilty4529]

They can save it if it’s an r rated sequel

[@logankeilty4529]

Who falls out of a plane and say crap and doesn’t cuss

[@HouseMDLover69]

@@logankeilty4529 Have you played the games? Nathan barely cusses

[@aidryanrobert9352]

I love how the Nolan North cameo felt like Nathan Drake on a vacation

[@sbj97]

His scene alone felt like a complete uncharted movie

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Agree

[@impressions1812]

Yeah Nathan must be divorced now 😭

[@Toxic_Death]

@@impressions1812 his wife probably died and he disowned his daughter. ;)

[@impressions1812]

@@Toxic_Death jeez

[@luckyasmr1374]

I always thought making an Uncharted movie was an odd idea, because it was pointless. The Uncharted games were huge blockbuster films disguised video games. They had iconic set pieces, groundbreaking technology, and excellently crafted characters. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

[@Korilian13]

That makes it the perfect movie franchise for all those people who don't own a PS. All the ingredients were right there. They just had to pick and choose.

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

@@Korilian13 But then that raises the question if it's worth making an Uncharted film that's just going to copy every little detail of the games exactly? Then why not just settle for the original? It's not as if it would be the first time experiencing a story was locked behind a specific method. Tons of films do this as well

[@fennec2395]

This is exactly what I think about The Last Of Us. And still… they are doing it again 😔

[@Astares9]

@@CoOlKyUbI96 "Then why not just settle for the original?" because it would be for an audience that doesnt want to play videogames, but watch a movie.....

[@yugen8195]

@@Astares9 then just watch the cutscenes lol , they literally look like animated movies.

[@trekgreenwood6743]

When a 15 minute fan made short film staring Nathan Fillion is better than an over two hour major studio produced movie, you know you’ve failed big.

[@NelsonStJames]

When it comes to a lot of genre films (particularly based on comic books and games) this has been the case more often than not.

[@waynesmith2287]

True I am not going to watch this movie. I saw the Nathan Fillion story and consider that the movie!

[@steve6997]

i preferred the movie tbh

[@steve6997]

@@waynesmith2287 you should actually watch it the movie is really good

[@waynesmith2287]

@@steve6997 I'll give it a watch on your recommendation.

[@SocialExperiment232]

Glad you mentioned Antonio Banderas cause that’s exactly what I said. I was like “really? You have Antonio freaking Banderas on set and you cast mark wahlberg as Sully?” Tom was a horrible casting choice too. I like the guy it just did not work at all.

[@itsDjjayyArt]

He made a better villain wish he didn't get killed off tho

[@tylertruthseeker4034]

@@itsDjjayyArt the way he got killed was so lame.

[@itsDjjayyArt]

@@tylertruthseeker4034 that's something we can both agree on👍🏿

[@stalinsoulz7872]

@@tylertruthseeker4034 he could died like how rich kid died on thief's end but know he got worst death that Gabriel roman crank up to 11. Generic gab maybe but he try to be his role as a bad guy that got baited by his henchman plan long before than getting his throat slit cause his partner decided she wants all of it.

[@anthonycameronnajera8471]

Yes it did work. Tom was great.

[@tzisorey]

I'm glad you said Tom Holland wasn't playing Nathan Drake, he was playing Peter Parker - because I don't generally have difficulty separating characters played by the same actor, but all through Uncharted, I kept expecting MJ to show up.

[@benlongstreth]

I heard on the We Hate Movies podcast that they expected him to start calling Mark Wahlberg “Mr. Chart.”

[@tzisorey]

@@benlongstreth I...I dont feel so good, Mr Chart...

[@spider-man500]

Was he even playing Peter Parker? Or just himself?

[@Questionthis1]

Also, Tom Holland was a bad casting choice. Just lacks the ruggedness that makes the comedic breaks funny, they really leaned in to the man child element that makes up a small fraction of who Nathan Drake is and made it his whole vibe.

[@dasik84]

Nathan Drake in the film is 25 - they say it in the film. And this is his first adventure. How rugged should he be???

[@siredtom]

youre the one ACTING like a man-child. get outta here

[@GlennDavey]

Whoever would have been perfect for Drake couldn't possibly beat the backroom dealing that goes into Hollywood casting.

[@dasik84]

@@GlennDavey They wanted a young actor. If it wasn't Tom Holland, it would be Timothée Chalamet, maybe Dylan O'Brian. But it would be another young actor. They literally took the role from Wahlberg (he was supposed to be Nathan but he grew too old).

[@ahzora8017]

@@dasik84 Timothee would’ve been a better choice

[@thatboyonfire]

I haaaate when people treat uncharted like it’s just dumb action, like nah this isn’t fast and furious there’s so much to love here. Uncharted 4 is one of my fav action adventure movies up there with raiders of the lost arc and goonies.

[@gustavogirotto]

You are so right! Uncharted has a really great character dynamic that gets better with each game. It's not something easy to pull off, and it shouldn't be taken for granted.

[@FilmSpeak]

PREACH!

[@michelangelo4483]

Lmao such a Reddit post

[@stijnvdv2]

This movie is just another failed attempt of Hollywood making a game into a movie.... as a movie on itself it's pretty much alright, particularly if you compare it to what garbage Hollywood puts out these days, but as an adaptation of the game.... naaaaa. You see clearly that the cast has not been to the benefit of the movie; just higher ups that try to push in some known actors that they think would attract audience coz of the actors, not the movie or story, which makes it look like a B or a C movie, like they didn't trust the script and just pushed some famous actors in their to cary the movie. The actors clearly didn't resemble anything of the game. But by today's accounts still an enjoyable movie if you see it as just another adventure explorer movie and not an adaptation of Uncharted.

[@night1952]

I wish it was dumb action, U4 bored me so much i stopped playing like 3 hours in.

[@gnewt75]

Hollywood does this constantly: Agents, managers and actors have convinced the entertainment industry that name actors comes first when making a movie or franchise. It's the script/story that comes first. Same deal here: Weak script and miscast actors. Maybe the first weekend but a movie doesn't stay on top week to week because of the stars.

[@GlennDavey]

All the backroom deals mean that actor who would have been perfect for the part gets pipped for the same big names and familiar faces every time, unless they find a way to grease the right palms

[@skyblazeXIII]

Don't forget about Neil Cuckmann. That prick was jealous of Amy Hennig's success with the Uncharted Trilogy so he screwed her and her team on Uncharted 4. And look at tgat ass douche now. TLOU2 is a fucking bust. TLOU Remake 70 bucks. What a rip-off. The Last of Us HBO dead on arrivel.

[@date305]

Uncharted grossed over $400 million worldwide this weekend, according to Forbes. They say the $120 million-budget movie is the fourth most successful video game adaptation. This is behind Rampage ($428 million), 2019's Detective Pikachu ($433 million), and 2016's Warcraft ($438 million).23.05.2022 your opinion doesn't matter

[@gnewt75]

@@date305 actually it does matter. These movies because of their worldwide marketing are considered flops. If a blockbuster "summer" movie is to become a successful franchise, it must do at least 800-1 billion. Spiderman NWH and Top Gun Maverick are two examples of casting it well and the script is good. My original point is that scripts have become the second or third or fourth important factor to a movies' success. Meanwhile top billing and miscasting the leads is first. There are many missed opportunities for these franchises to make a LOT more money if they are cast well and the movie scripts are better written because ppl will go again and again and again to see it versus going one weekend and never going back.

[@Walker-ow7vj]

@@gnewt75 they made money tho that’s what matters

[@ajaxtanner874]

This film is what I love to call "The Percy Jackson Adaptation BS." In other words, you've got the rights, a vague idea of the plot, big scenes, the names, and some scratches of the personality written on a fucking napkin that was chewed on by a baby. Then to fix the problems, you slap some half-decent CGI on it, and some big acting faces and you've got yourself an "adaptation" that is nothing more than a cash grab. Maybe they get 1-2 things right, like the plane scene being near identical in terms of physics and utter ridiculousness, and Nate's brains. Then you have everything else that is just a film written to fit the genre. It doesn't mean the film itself is bad, I would argue it's a pretty good movie, but I despise the piece of garbage entirely because it was called an Uncharted adaptation and was instead just fanfic written by someone who's only seen clips. This would have been a very enjoyable movie to someone like me, who enjoys big spectacle shots and thinks Tom Holland is a good actor, but since I've been playing for years this just made me sad and angry.

[@BigAmericanGirlFan]

This!!!! This is exactly what I feel like is my biggest problem with this movie. It's so average that it's worse than a regular bad movie because the franchises they are adapting are anything but average, thus doing a disservice to both

[@ItsNotSonder]

Gotta love it when the source material is already written for them perfectly and they still manage to make a mess of it all.

[@Koburakage]

As a viewer who never played the games, I enjoyed the movie. That being said, as a person who grew up playing the Prince of Persia games and remembering how that series was treated when adapting it to film, I can understand the frustration from a fan perspective.

[@Hawkcam1996]

I played the games. I enjoyed the movie. These complaints are ridiculous. Literally the only complaint I agree with is the casting. Sure, some plot points were changed, but this is not canon to the games. And it’s still better than 99% of movie adaptations of video games.

[@seekinpeekin]

@@Hawkcam1996 fr its just all of the overobsessed fanboys complaining that a 2hr movie with a semi-original plot is not going word for word from a 8-17 hr videogame. Casting could've been better yeah but it doesn't warrant the entire movie to be a failure like the fans are rioting about

[@GlennDavey]

"Hey kid, one day they're going to make a movie about this game you love." "Wow, really? That would make all my dreams come true." "Oh no, lol, it's not for you... it's for people who don't play the game and you won't like it at all." "Wha..." "Yeah sorry the future sucks ..."

[@Rafathy]

@@seekinpeekin nah, personally I just don't like how executives focused on selling us spiderman as nathan drake. Its as if sony is desperately trying to get some of that Disney money without having to actually work for it.

[@jayDee92133]

@@Hawkcam1996 I still remember playing uncharted 1 on the PS3 when it first released so I'm an OG to this franchise and I loved the movie.

[@ChristianJayTheCTrain]

Anyone else think that Bruce Campbell would've made a great Sully? He can definitely nail the banter and has played characters with that "old sea-dog" style before. Just slap a mustache on him and he'd be perfect in my eyes.

[@theunbeatable6598]

My vote for George Clooney. He has the charm

[@leatriestoart]

Yeeees, I agree, literally in the show Burn Notice he wears similar clothing to Sully

[@tomo3387]

My brother and I have been saying this since the games came out. I’m glad we’re not alone.

[@Alice-me2qk]

@@theunbeatable6598 Sully's kind of has a sleeziness to the character that I think Clooney can't really pull off.

[@BlackWolf207]

I remember a lot of people saying that way back when, and I totally agree with that. Bruce Campbell playing Sully and Mark Wahlberg playing Nathan Drake is how I always pictured an Uncharted movie.

[@BrianHartman]

I think Holland is in a tough spot now. Who's going to look at him going forward and *not* see Peter Parker? He *owned* that role, and it made him. If you're old enough to remember Married With Children, think about how long it took Ed O'Neill and Katey Segal to get out from under the shadow of Al and Peg Bundy. People might say the same about Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man, but RDJ had roles before that that he was known for. He was acting back in the 80s.

[@SX1995able]

Tom Holland is going to need to pull a Leo Dicaprio and hook up with a Scorsese type director or even a Rob Pattinson and do a Good Time because right now, all hes doing is big budget stuff that's not that good and it could be his end If he isnt smart about it. Unless he doesn't care than meh

[@thedarkemissary]

I wouldn't say having 2 major blockbuster successes is a "tough" spot.

[@thedarkemissary]

@Aneki Ryota Did you see Cherry or Chaos Walking? Nobody did. But, you went and saw Uncharted, didn't you? Y'all ain't helping.

[@SX1995able]

@@thedarkemissary doesn't help that Cherry was critically and audience panned for the most part. No one that saw it liked it

[@GlennDavey]

It's the Christian Bale effect. Eventually you're asked to just accept that an American Psycho called Bruce Wayne is fighting Terminators in the future.

[@JYJnKumi]

I've said since seeing the film that if you've NEVER played the games, you'll enjoy the movie as a popcorn flick. However, if you have played the games, it's a horrible film. I stand by what I've said for years,: the best Uncharted films are the National Treasure movies with Nicholas Cage.

[@EK_Beast]

That… is totally accurate 😂

[@standardofexcellence]

💯 just do a deep fake with Nathan fillon for cage and problem solved and possibly dub the voice

[@angelo423]

Mid games produce mid movies

[@CottageHills]

I think we need to unlearn the idea that film or cinema, or just live action is the paragon of media portrayal. I think its by now proven with almost every franchise put to screen that there are things animation, books, theater, comics and video games can portray and do, for various reasons, that film just cannot.

[@mrsaysay111]

The money hungry directors and writers won’t listen sadly 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@CVerse]

@@mrsaysay111 *studio executives

[@NightmareCourtPictures]

No I think its totally possible. its just done all wrong...well not even wrong it's just done by people who are bad creatives. Not trying to say those directors might not actually be creative...but the product at the end, given all of the people having a say in what it should be, it ends up distilled of whatever creativity that was in there to begin with. I'm not in the holly-wood industry...so I don't know what the "real problem" is. But the way production companies work is that the producer is the one who actually has the idea that "uncharted should be a movie" and they go out to find a director/writer etc, willing to do said movie, and the producers are the ones who put the money on the table to get it made. They serve as a logistical mechanism, but are also at the end of the day, the ones ultimately in-charge of the movie and making sure it gets made. What is often the case, is that many actors, and many directors are themselves producers on other projects...and it seems to me that this is largely why there are still good movies out there, and have been made. Actors and Directors are artists and they can have a logical oversight of where actual problems are with films...they can also understand how to take a backseat and yield to a director and their vision. I think it's when production company producers are not these kinds of people...or rather that their focus is on chasing the money, and so they can't help but intervene in the creative process with what are almost always bad ideas...and we get films that go from maybe great, to mediocre. Lastly, i think the above is just one issue, of probably many, that take many forms. There's tons of people involved in the creation of film, and it's hard to ever pinpoint where exactly "things went wrong" but the director is ultimately responsible for taking both the praise, and the blame for a films creative success.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

I mean does anyone think movie equals better? Maybe 15 years ago I could see that, but considering the things that had the most love for how good and well designed they have been its shows with episodes that really take the cake, in there prime breaking bad, the walking dead and game of thrones would have numbers equal to movies opening weekend every single week, eventually they lost ground, some towards the end, some towards the middle, and some at the end, the final episode for lost, but the fact remains that it captivated people in ways movies never could

[@nbucwa6621]

@@calebbarnhouse496 A lot of people still think "movie equals better". You even see it with some concepts where they would obviously be better as a series but because they want that "blockbuster" tag, they compromise the material.

[@jonasdiaz8615]

Honestly hoped that the Uncharted franchise would be a great mix between Spielberg's Indiana Jones and Mission Impossible but with a Nathan Drake that feels more like an everyman explorer. The games were already cinematic enough to translate into a great franchise, just that most people haven't experienced the game or watched the cutscenes. Really wish the writing for witty banter, the characterizations, and the overall story and action sequences were as inspired as the games as it could've blown the door wide open for excellent video game movies. The Playstation Vita Uncharted prequel Golden Abyss honestly does better at capturing the essence of Nathan Drake from different writers of the games with the same witty banter and treasure hunting story. The Adventures of Tintin will even get you a more satisfying treasure hunt than this. Just overall disappointed with this one.

[@bmvthemoviefanatic7282]

Right! Especially Mission Impossible thing! Really feel Christopher McAuarrie is perfect director for Uncharted.

[@jonasdiaz8615]

@@bmvthemoviefanatic7282 I can honestly see him direct either Among Thieves (2) or Drake’s Deception (3) but especially A Thief’s End (4) if the direction they were taking the franchise was better!

[@robogreek3157]

I always saw it as Indiana Jones mixed with John mcclane

[@siddhant4070]

The Adventures Of TinTin movie was a perfect example of how the source material should be taken inspired from. Even though the story was altered majorly from how it goes in the comics, it was still very enjoyable and quite frankly better than the comics! It’s the benchmark for me on how source material should be handled. Steven Spielberg was a genius with that one. I believe Uncharted could’ve been great. There were restraints with the game story over. But they could’ve done much better with the story (Atleast that’s what I’m fixated on). Should’ve tried something Unique instead of simply copying bits and pieces from all the games

[@turma8eac]

I feel that wahlberg hasn’t done a good role in a really long time. He always manages to be some of the worst parts of the movies he’s in imo

[@FilmSpeak]

It's so weird because he's capable of being a good actor! I mean shit he was nominated for The Departed LOL. Sad to see him rest on his laurels like this.

[@punkrocker4life9674]

@@FilmSpeak he’s living too lavish now to care

[@GrandCanArt]

I thought he would have learned from making Max Payne, to stay away from video game movies. I like Mark when he is giving a good scrip, and tries to be a real character he can be an amazing actor. He just doesn't fit as Sully!

[@brickabang]

I heard somewhere that he wanted to play Drake but the film was in development for so long he grew out of the role

[@cabhi1804]

@@FilmSpeak he's one of the most overrated stars/actors ever! I readlly dont see any charm in his acting nor in him off screen....i'm baffled why people like him!

[@Diehardstlcardinalsfan]

The movie is for casual viewers plain and simple ….. when I saw the film tonight I saw various age ranges in there and that’s the goal which is why it preformed big time at the box office better than suspected

[@dasik84]

And it was a good movie. Not wonderful, but noone expected that. And even the movie didn't have that ambition.

[@being47]

@@dasik84 no its not. Its just a mash up of all 4 games and still without a proper story to enjoy. I don't even understand how can someone make uncharted movie and make story unjoyable.

[@dasik84]

@@being47 It was enjoyable. And the story made perfect sense. Could it be better? Yes. But it wasn't bad.

[@CeruleanAether]

Probably true. I haven't played any of the uncharted games, so divorced from that, I had a pretty good time. Perhaps if I were more invested in the lore of the games, I might think otherwise?

[@llama6394]

@@being47 It's a good disney movie, just not a good uncharted story

[@grandmaj5046]

The characters in the games had great chemistry. The characters in the movie were like watching bars of soap.

[@Esai_P]

I know its already said in the video but, Nate gets his ass kicked ALOT, but he also kicks ass ALOT. I love how hes literally not John Wick or some god. He fights because he has to and really takes a beating most times. And I love that the most.

[@the_paranormal_factory1812]

This is sooo true! The wittiness just wasn’t there too

[@ericstorm6582]

It didn't kill the movie franchise because it's just one movie and on top of that, Sony just announced this a success and are going to make a sequel

[@comicbookguygamecat]

I don't know he said it killed the franchise if anything it is a success.

[@matthunterman1]

If they make a sequel it should be setting up the eventual switch in actors. Where Nathan fillion will eventually play Nathan drake

[@maudelhoyo4019]

@@matthunterman1 stop with the Nathan fillion stuff, he's too old, even in the fan movie he looked old.

[@matthunterman1]

@@maudelhoyo4019 he’ll never be too old. If Josh brolin can play agent k (29 year old) in his late forties. Then Nathan fillion with some deaging technology can nail Nathan drake for years to come

[@aaronroibeard]

@@maudelhoyo4019 and Nathan is POS in real life.

[@Pedr4m]

I was wondering why I came away disappointed. I chalked it up to the movie not feeling like Uncharted and the characters not feeling like themselves, but you explained it in a lot more detail. It felt like a knockoff of Uncharted that crammed in similar scenes and set pieces (and that cameo) to say "see, it's just like the games!" - wink wink, nudge nudge.

[@Kobetheus]

I also have to add Mark's acting in this movie has to be probably one of the worst acting I've seen. Almost like an gta npc type, no emotion, nothing special. It was disappointing

[@DyeLawn95]

It wasn't a bad film persay, but an awful adaptation. I like Tom Holland, he's a good actor, but I didn't like his casting in the first place. Disappointed that I was proven right. I was actually happy that the movie started off just like Among Thieves. And the way he flipped the post cards in the film just as it's animated in the games. Little nods to series were cool, but the characters were unrecognizable

[@turma8eac]

Also, the amount of time that this movie was in development hell really should have told us it would be a mess. The amount of execs and writers changing things was way too high.

[@dasik84]

But it wasn't a mess... It's a good action adventure movie.

[@being47]

@@dasik84 its a mess. And this movie is in development for more than 10 years but as i understand this they re wrote the whole movie and last moment to fit tom holland and messed up completely

[@dasik84]

@@being47 They didn't change it to fit Tom and they definitely didn't mess up. Ten years ago, Mark was cast to play young Nathan, but he got too old so they hired Tom.

[@being47]

@@dasik84 explain this how tf they have uncharted 4 elements in this if they wrote this 10 years ago. they rewrote the whole script, changed it too much and made it like mix mash all games hype moments together and done.

[@dasik84]

@@being47 Of course they rewrote the script. But the script has always been about young Nathan. Not about Nathan during retirement.

[@ace3275]

Its bizarre when studios adapt books or video games into movies with the intention of a franchise, but then smash 2-3 games/books into a single feature. Why??? Its by far one of the most mind boggling things. Tell one story at a time!

[@BoloWajahat]

This reminds me of what they did when they tried to make an Assassins Creed movie. Terrible on both AC and uncharted sides

[@dillonohlemiller9027]

How could they get this SO WRONG?!?! It’s almost like Hollywood is doing this on purpose with no regard to the fans of video games

[@dasik84]

The movie was good, so I really don't get your point.

[@mosaeed5744]

@@dasik84 i respect ur opinion but for me, it was an extremely mediorce and typical /bland action movie that disrespected the games of Uncharted. I mean this movie works for people who didnt play the games which was probably what sony were going for instead of focusin on the fans of the games.

[@The_king567]

@@dasik84 the movie wasn’t good u are crazy they need to re boot this franchise

[@Dirty_Davos]

@@dasik84 in terms of how the game of thrones final was good and the new star wars trilogy. If you find these good too thats your beer mate, but please, have some more self awareness.

[@dragondelsur5156]

Here's the thing: They ARE doing it on purpose.

[@PentexProductions]

Great review Griff. This was such a missed opportunity for Holland to show he has more range as a leading man than just recycling his Peter Parker performance. It's a shame because with a few tweaks to the characterisation (and re-casting Wahlberg) we could have had the adaptation the Uncharted games deserve.

[@weslleyfj]

To me it was always clear from the trailers that he would be just Peter Parker with different clothes. He definitely won't get to play anything different than that on blockbusters. Not anytime soon anyway. Spiderman sells, so they will cast the Spiderman guy to do his Spiderman thing.

[@Salty010]

i think his acting range in devil all the times shows holland really had that talent... it just most actor need a damn good screen play but sometimes rare occacion the actor bring the unexpected acting in the movie that save the movie...

[@ChristianJayTheCTrain]

@@Salty010 exactly this 👆👆👆👆

[@FilmSpeak]

Thanks man! Yeah it’s just felt like they made bad decision after bad decision making this film. We can point a lot of fingers, but ultimately, it’s Sony who botched this. Really sad.

[@ehtishamkhan2004]

@@Salty010 you beat me to it. Devil all the time showed that Tom Holland isn't just Peter Parker, but too bad the people behind this film couldn't see that.

[@blakeleming1960]

As someone who had played every game and loved it, I watched the movie last night. Maybe 20 people in there. Some even left in the middle of the movie. If I were to watch this movie without knowing the title, I wouldn't think "Uncharted". They fucked it up in my opinion. Most of the people at the movie theater just showed up bc of Tom and Mark. The fan film is what we are after!

[@redMpton]

I've wondered in Wahlberg almost had to be in the film. I remember reading his contracts have some pretty high demands in them, and he signed on to uncharted years ago when David O'Russel was meant to direct it. If he had some Play or Pay line in the contract, they might needed to have pay him something for the film even if he didn't show up in it. So they had him do the sully role instead.

[@deliberatelybadadvice722]

The mess they made of Chloe was their biggest crime, IMO. Claudia Black was such a perfect Chloe in the games.

[@ferdinandofallica5869]

I agree with the Wahlberg take, but Holland is completely different from his Peter Parker. When he plays Spider-Man he's like a deer blinded by the lights of a car in the middle of the night, when he plays Drake he's cocky, goofy and kinda interesting... until the movie makes him totally uninteresting.

[@owlcircus6811]

I agree. I just think a lot of Tom’s Peter is him being him so naturally any other role than Tom plays that has himself shine through would suffer that problem

[@JoeJoe-nb3lt]

Lmao he already got a girlfriend mate , stop torturing yourself

[@cloudshines812]

I’m just tired of seeing Tom Holland casted in EVERYTHING. Like cut the guy a break… imagine if he played Sonic The Hedgehog like Chris Pratt playing Super Mario 🤮

[@hyrulenick]

every role he's in he sucks other actors can do so much better

[@isaacfitri]

@@hyrulenick you might have to watch the devil all the time pal

[@wickdaline8668]

If they wanted to make money off big-name actors, they coulda cast Chris Pratt and JK Simmons as Nate and Sully instead.

[@FilmSpeak]

As much as I would’ve hated that…you aren’t wrong 😂

[@wickdaline8668]

@@FilmSpeak But wouldn't they be better cast? Their chemistry in The Tomorrow War gave me more Nate and Sully vibes than Tom and Mark ever could.

[@FilmSpeak]

@@wickdaline8668 Oh absolutely! It would’ve been better for sure haha

[@wickdaline8668]

@@FilmSpeak Sony gets both their money's worth and better casting choices for the fans.

[@LoneGamerNerd]

Holy crap, maybe! I can't guarantee I'd watch it either way. But Simmons definitely has the voice for Sully.

[@nethaendafendr]

Actually, I know what the opening of the movie’s paying homage to: the windsurfing scene from Die Another Day, one of the worst moments in an action movie.

[@kevinyeh8891]

Why would anyone pay tribute to something that's been lambasted as one of the worst moments in a Bond film, much less an action film?

[@marvinragen]

@@kevinyeh8891 it’s a joke …

[@KesselRunner606]

I would also add this to the opening airplane sequence. That sequence in the movie was based on the sequence in the game Uncharted 3. But that sequence in the game, was itself inspired by a set piece in the the James Bond movie, The Living Daylights. Now, in that movie, when they flew out the back of the airplane, they did it for *real.* Okay, there's some studio miniature work on the close ups, but the most part, there's two real stunt men hanging out the back of a C130 crawling over cargo netting at 20'000 feet. It's a great stunt scene to watch, even now. Your eyes are wide, you're gripping the seat watching it. In the Uncharted movie, it's lifeless, and the crappy cgi work is sure as SH# going to date terribly.

[@jka1216]

Its doesn’t really work as an opener to begin with

[@spider-man500]

When your whole film's center attraction is the CGI heavy spectacle...but the CGI spectacle sucks ass, what's the fucking point.

[@rob0079]

First time I’ve ever fallen asleep in a movie theater was watching this. I felt kinda bad so I decided to give it another shot once it came out on streaming. And guess what I feel asleep again 😅

[@joshhill212]

In my opinion Detective Pikachu is probably the best video game movie, it's genuinely really good.

[@Sp1d3rpool91]

Mines is Sonic The Hedgehog.

[@NerdyGamerReacts]

@@Sp1d3rpool91 Same, my personal favorite! 🙌😃

[@foxrootking5077]

This 2 are the best

[@valletas]

Kinda funny considering how bad the detective pikachu game is

[@TahniZCat2]

@@Sp1d3rpool91 sonic the hedgehog, ESPECIALLY the 2nd one is just. . . 😚👌 magnificent

[@JoJoJoker]

Did anyone else laugh at the “15 YEARS EARLIER” scene considering Holland played an 18-year-old Spider-Man like 2 months ago?

[@FilmSpeak]

YES! They literally had a young, young Nathan Drake 😂

[@JoJoJoker]

@@FilmSpeak 15 YEARS EARLIER **cuts to fetus in the womb**

[@alexmarsh5951]

Hahaha lol God man...

[@dasik84]

@@JoJoJoker Well, Tom is 26 this year. So playing 25 years old Nathan Drake is actually super accurate.

[@zainhartono7193]

I want them to make another Uncharted game following Cassie Drake, Nate and Elena’s daughter. That’d be neat.

[@arrownoir]

It’s called Tomb Raider and has existed for years.

[@zainhartono7193]

@@arrownoir I don’t know, Cassie seems different to Lara. I don’t know I guess I would just like to see how the Drake family functions as a treasure seeking/archeological family. Either in a game or a film.

[@TheReZisTLust]

The fuck is up with Johhny look alikes naming their blonde kid Cassie

[@kylevidetto1115]

My sister has asked for the exact same thing. Lol

[@bluecorp8557]

No. I don’t want another Tomb Raider.

[@2laky150]

One Issue of translating game to movie, especially with action, is the problem of survival. In a game, you have always a chance to fail and having to repeat a scene. In a movie, the main characters can't die mid movie.

[@Redditdramasz]

Hot take: Uncharted is only getting somewhat positive reaction due to Ironboy Jr’s role. This movie is the epitome of mediocre and I still regret watching this as my 1st theatregoing experience in a long time. Though, give credit to where it’s due, the last 10-20 min sequence thoroughly gave off Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, which I actually enjoyed. Otherwise a meh film

[@gigachad6738]

Agreed , but the Ironboy Jr is outdated

[@TheReZisTLust]

@@gigachad6738 cause iron man dies?

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

I watched it because of Whalberg, I don't care about ironboy jr. Lol

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

@@gigachad6738 outdated to who? That's who holland plays, don't be a giga beta.

[@tricky7153]

@@thecensoredmuscle563 but.. Spider man has become his own man without stark technology Did you even see the no way home ending?

[@Windupchronic]

The weird thing about the plane sequence in the Uncharted movie is that The Living Daylights did basically the same set piece back in 1987 without computer technology, by combining putting stunt doubles off the back of an actual plane, and shooting close-ups of the actors on a set. And it looks _so much better_ than the new movie.

[@HouseMDLover69]

Maybe the reason they didn't do that in this one was that they didn't want people to, uh, die.

[@FilmSpeak]

YUP!

[@Windupchronic]

@@HouseMDLover69 No one died when they filmed the sequence for Living Daylights.

[@HouseMDLover69]

@@Windupchronic well yeah but since it was a real plane there was a high chance of that happening.

[@devonthole6142]

@@HouseMDLover69 just wear a parachut .surely they can be edited off.

[@chyennedunn4803]

After watching this movie it further scares me to see how they do The Last of Us… to me, 99% of the games turned to shows or movies are awful. Especially when the games were a masterpiece like uncharted, the last of us, assassin’s creed, etc. I try to go into these with low expectations but still end up disappointed lol

[@ChildOfChaos07]

Last of Us 2 killed the franchise before any movie or tv adaptation could.

[@ryanwalker5404]

I think HBO is doing The Last of Us. Sony made Uncharted so TLOU will hopefully be better

[@perenniallachrymosity276]

I wanna try to hype you up but you seem, uh... pensive about that so I'm not going to. 😰

[@danielle_law]

It makes me fearful for Ghost of Tsushima too

[@date305]

Uncharted grossed over $400 million worldwide this weekend, according to Forbes. They say the $120 million-budget movie is the fourth most successful video game adaptation. This is behind Rampage ($428 million), 2019's Detective Pikachu ($433 million), and 2016's Warcraft ($438 million).23.05.2022

[@virgobabyy]

If they wanted to introduce Uncharted to people who haven't played the games they could've just remade Uncharted 4. It had the backstory, Sam & Nate origins, the banter, Nate & Elenas marriage and a great ending.

[@Mr_bukowski4435]

Tom Holland stated himself that he is a fan of the games but even he didn’t think he could play Nathan Drake and he could’ve if the material he was given was better. Or just get an older actor which that works too

[@scooblov]

The casting turned me off for the film. My wife bought it for our son (5 days before it hit Netflix), but I’ve never seen it. I’m a diehard fan of the games, but they just messed this movie up.

[@inamrahu]

I love this game series it's my favourite! I play them all once every year. 15 minutes into the movie and I knew they messed up. They didn't understand Nathan or Sully and they just butchered the characters which made me really upset.

[@VeraxMusic]

Do you ever find part 1 kind of a chore to get through though? I tried playing part 1 recently and just found the gameplay a bit too repetitive.

[@punkrocker4life9674]

And yet Sony is going through with sequels…

[@FilmSpeak]

MONEY!

[@dingkong5034]

@@FilmSpeak the power of money...in the palm of my hand

[@Snowy265]

Sadly it performed well.

[@itsDjjayyArt]

@@FilmSpeak maybe and hear me out the next director they get can do a better job and improve upon the mistakes like making mark sully more mature and seasoned in the sequel and making Holland less spiderman 🤔

[@keanuxu5435]

I bet the Sony executives were like: We gotta keep out jobs by making sure this movie is statistically likely to make money so we can stave off Disney buying us out and firing us. What big names can we attach to this?

[@date305]

Uncharted grossed over $400 million worldwide this weekend, according to Forbes. They say the $120 million-budget movie is the fourth most successful video game adaptation. This is behind Rampage ($428 million), 2019's Detective Pikachu ($433 million), and 2016's Warcraft ($438 million).23.05.2022

[@keanuxu5435]

@@date305 Dang. I was hoping it would be less financially successful so Sony would stop making mediocre movies as of late.

[@date305]

@@keanuxu5435 The sequel is already in the works

[@keanuxu5435]

@@date305 Let's hope it fails and is another nail in Sony's coffin.

[@date305]

@@keanuxu5435 I do not think it can fail with Tom Holland as the main character. That guy is bringing in the audience for whatever movie.

[@Robin-be1zm]

I love how you said they killed a franchise even though it's just 1 movie

[@alecmcgrathofcanada9175]

You know, as controversial as this opinion may be... I wish they'd just try to recreate the games nearly shot for shot. Hit the important story bits exactly as they're portrayed in the game and make me happy.

[@HatKidPeck]

Hey, it would’ve been better then people are saying we got, I still haven’t watched it so I can’t say much.

[@MMAddict39]

In a perfect universe we would have an Uncharted movie played made by people who actually understood the series and have a Sully played by Burt Reynolds.

[@parizer9394]

They didnt know this was gonna be a massive sucecess so they didnt have the money for better actors

[@dasik84]

And you would STILL complain about it.

[@redrei9]

Mark my words the upcoming Halo show will end up just like this a confusing questionable mess because Hollywood executives think they know better than us the fans. Fans who would throw money at any true depiction of said franchise on film or TV. It's as if they're ashamed of the intellectual property they're adapting, stay true or stay away.

[@Hawkcam1996]

This may not have been a perfect adaptation, but it’s still 10x better than the Halo tv series will be. At least Uncharted wasn’t woke, and it was a fun movie, despite its flaws.

[@redrei9]

I'm back! And I was gdamn right!.....sadly 😤

[@Hawkcam1996]

@@redrei9 Yeah, but I still stand by what I said about the Uncharted movie still being 10x better than the Halo tv series. That show is the *worst* live action adaptation of a video game I’ve ever watched. The Uncharted movie might not be great, but still way better than that godforsaken show.

[@VeraxMusic]

@@Hawkcam1996 I agree with you, other than how you view "woke" as some terrible thing, instead of it being a way to give others a chance to be included. What a terrible idea huh. I want you to think about that.

[@Hawkcam1996]

@@VeraxMusic You clearly don’t know what woke means when people use it as a criticism. It’s not about “including” people, it’s about the story suffering from a political agenda. The most glaring example was a side plot in Star Trek Picard where they completely sidetracked the main plot by having one of the characters be arrested by ICE, who were portrayed *horribly,* all because they wanted to insert a “ICE bad” agenda. It was completely unnecessary, and the overall story suffered for it. *That* is what woke means when it’s used as a criticism. It’s not about “inclusion”. That’s just a deflection from *actual* criticism.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

I am not a big Fan of Uncharted and know very little about the Games, yet even *I* knew that Tom Holland was absolutely *horribly* miscast as Nathan Drake. Even as a young Nathan Drake. Holland *might* work as Spiderman, but I just cannot take him seriously in this Role!

[@dasik84]

But that's just your personal psychological problem, not his.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@dasik84 From what I read on the Internet, at least a few People can't really imagine Tom as Nathan Drake. So it is not *just* me apparently.

[@dasik84]

@@johannesseyfried7933 But you're in minority. I simply took him as Nathan Drake. He was acting completely differently than naive Peter.

[@Latham74]

One of the biggest drawbacks to making a liveaction Uncharted film, is that the cinematic nature of the games will almost certainly be better than what you could come up with.

[@MustertheBrohirrim]

Dude Banderas as Victor...this could've been great. What's worse is this doesn't just kill the franchise but the theme too. Producers are going to can any project that looks anything close to this.

[@Tabarimoore815]

Tom Holland didn’t feel like he was playing “Spider-Man” I’m different clothes he was nothing like Peter Parker. Maybe he wasn’t like Nathan drake either but he definitely wasn’t Peter.

[@dasik84]

Those people use this argument because it's super easy. They're basically saying that Tom can't act because he played Spider-Man. But it's only their personal psychological problem.

[@The_king567]

Watch all his preferences they are all the same because he can’t act

[@dasik84]

@@The_king567 Really? He dates Zendaya because he can't act??? And I thought it's because he likes her and she likes him and he's good in bed.

[@The_king567]

@@dasik84 wtf dose him dating someone have to do with his acting preferences that’s so stupid tom has no good movie preferences that’s a fact

[@Tabarimoore815]

@@The_king567 That’s not a fact

[@biashacker]

The movie should have been an Uncharted continuance movie in which Tom Holland is trying to track down a treasure that Nathan Drake (Nathan Fillion) gave up on because he retired. Nathan Fillion's daughter (taking after her father, a treasure hunter now) could be the love interest and joins Tom in the treasure hunt. Then at the end of the movie after they find the treasure Nathan Drake could get kidnapped in which case an even older Sully (not Mark Wahlberg) gets involved bails the two out of a jail in Belize after they had been framed before the two head off to rescue Nate. The Uncharted movies could continue on from there. You are welcome Hollywood.

[@sanneannelies843]

Yes great idea! We already have the games which are movies on its own. Should have made something new.

[@itsDjjayyArt]

That wouldn't be good you do realize you have audience that haven't played the games

[@cheeseboi588]

"The mustache doesn't make the character, the character makes the mustache"

[@jcast1976]

Yes. Agree 💯%. I was disappointed when they cast Holland as Drake but when I heard that Walberg was cast as Sully… that was it.. i gave up and cried myself to sleep that night.

[@afterthought55]

While the movie is kind of generic, it's definitely not bad and lot of what was said in this video are nitpicks. -Why would Antonio Banderas be Sully? Sully isn't Hispanic... -A game has several hours to tell a story and a movie only a couple. No one wants to watch 45 minutes of Nathan Drake crawling up a plane. Games and movies are not the same thing and are paced differently. -You mention the movie rips off the games. That's an odd critique since the movie is literally based off the games... It's a dumb, fun movie that has some potential with the sequels going forward.

[@tricky7153]

The title is kinda of an exaggeration it didint kill the franchise in fact it did pretty well it’s a fun movie where you can turn your brain off and enjoy the ride

[@turtle4614]

2 words. Nathan Fillion. Love this franchise and game and they ruined it besides the Nolan cameo. Heart broken knowing Nathan Fillion would kill it.

[@dan-mb2ne]

This

[@madcracker8077]

Nah

[@dasik84]

Yeah, yeah, Nathan Fillion... We heard it already. He's too old to make a franchise.

[@superstag]

Tom's been wired to play Spider-Man but not any other. He kinda knows this and wants a break from acting Spider-Man.

[@redonred0924]

"Red Notice" felt more like an "Uncharted" movie than this movie did.

[@McMerlin11]

I thought the movie was alright. Then again, I don’t know anything about the games

[@jeniferclemente1252]

Well explained. I appreciate your thoughts on this unfortunately bad film. Btw, Golden Abyss (2011) also introduced Nate before he has Sully come in to help him too. Which shows their “father and son-like” relationship before they show more and more how they interact and how they met. :)

[@Susanoo7108]

I loved it when Dante told Nate to go crying back to Sully and Nate responds saying: "I don't need Sully!" Literally the next scene: "Sully I need your help"

[@jeniferclemente1252]

@@Susanoo7108 I know, it was great XD

[@ryanschmidt3913]

I could be misinterpreting your comment, and frankly, I think I am, but I'm going to say this anyway. Sully and Nate's meeting is shown in Uncharted 3, while they've known each for probably 10 years or so in Golden Abyss.

[@jeniferclemente1252]

@@ryanschmidt3913 I know. I was just pointing out that they’ve always had that “father-son” type of relationship throughout the game series. :)

[@narcleptik]

I swear to god the game feels more like a playable movie than the movie felt like a movie

[@DSS712]

Aw man I really wanted you to say "a character makes the mustache!"

[@spooneater9001]

The casting of Holland just reeks of corporate planning. They were probably hoping this is a success and milk it for years as Holland slowly matches the age of the character he is playing. I'm glad it failed, I hope the people responsible never land a project again

[@biggb98]

This movie feels like a spin off to spider man where he wasn't allowed to use his suit or webbing but still had all the super human acrobatics 🤣🤣🤣

[@CharlieBsr]

I hate to say it, but this isn't an Uncharted game. It's a story prequel . Sully was poorly cast, though. This movie wasn't as bad as you believe.

[@giovanniluke3882]

It isn't a prequel since we already saw how Nathan and Sully met, and it wasn't anything like the movie

[@CharlieBsr]

@Giovanni Luke then call it Sony's own origin story. But the moxie is still decent. It was already anticlimactic since we knew that Nathan wasn't going to die. I look forward to what's next.

[@giovanniluke3882]

@@CharlieBsr I'd rather not see what other inaccurately plans they have next

[@CharlieBsr]

@@giovanniluke3882 I can respect that.

[@q.h.s5051]

You and Filmento should make a tag team Call it: Blow it out of proportion. One thing goes wrong and it’s the worst thing to happen since 9/11 or it’s a misunderstood masterpiece that’s the greatest thing since bread and butter. We’ve got filmento saying Venom 2 is an awful cartoon and Halloween Kills destroyed an icon, then we’ve got you saying this kills Uncharted, TASM 2 is a perfect Spider-Man film, and 007 Quantum of Solace is a perfect Bond film. I understand we have opinions but you film dudes seem to make everything sound 50x worse or better than it actually is, while also making it sound factual

[@j_fbi7610]

God I couldn’t agree more. They have a couple solid reviews here and there, and the rest just break my brain every time.

[@q.h.s5051]

j_fbi Throw in Hitop as well. Don’t even get me started on *blank* is a bad *blank* movie.

[@j_fbi7610]

Seriously. His take on No Way Home gave me a stomach ulcer.

[@q.h.s5051]

j_fbi Me too haha. The only “review” I agreed with him on was Batman Forever being “misunderstood” since I quite love that Batman film. It’s silly but a good blend of dark and fun Batman. Somehow he opened his biased eyes enough to see that

[@j_fbi7610]

@@q.h.s5051 My issue with these guys is that if the movie isn't an 11/10, then it's awful garbage that shits in the newly dug grave of whatever came before it. The movie doesn't have to be the next War for the Planet of the Apes. It doesn't have to be the next Fight Club. It just has to be entertaining and engaging. If the adaptation maintains the tone and themes of the thing its adapting, that's good enough for me. And his complaints about the casting went out the window the second he suggested that they should have cast Antonio Banderas as Sully instead of Mark Wahlberg. You don't get to say that Tom Holland played Peter Parker with edge, and Mark Wahlberg ruined the character of Sully by playing himself, and then follow that up with an objectively worse casting choice. I know that acting is subjective, and I love Banderas, I would even say he's a better rounded actor than Wahlberg by far. But if this dude wants me to believe Banderas would be a more faithful live action Sully than what we got in the movie, he's baked out of his mind. This movie was an easy 7 out of 10. No masterpiece, but far from a trash heap.

[@RedHexGaming]

Its hard to fit such a story in a 2 hour movie

[@Auzep]

didn't the movie made 500M in the box office? Tom Rothman even said Uncharted is the new Franchise for Sony. I'm sure they didn't kill anything.

[@t_ed2521]

400 million on a $120 million budget, no less.

[@cjdr.4145]

I've come to the conclusion that Hollywood no longer makes movies for the fans. It just looks for a premise that is marketable and loved by many and then makes a new movie SPECIFACALLY for those who have NO IDEA about the origins and have NEVER SEEN nor HEARD OF any of the previous story lines.

[@CayeDaws]

I think whoever made this movie is to blame. Never blame the actors for a movies being trash

[@arrownoir]

You can when their acting is trash.

[@TheReZisTLust]

Both works

[@zaselimgamingvideos]

That is exactly how i felt when watching this movie, Peter/spiderman cosplaying Nathan Drake and Mark even failed at cosplaying Sully. I didn't even want to watch this failed fest since i saw the first trailer but I only did because my friend was keep bugging me to watch it in my home theatre (4k 120" Screen) and I am a lot more bigger fan of Uncharted series than he is. I guess he wanted to watch because of Tom Holland and he said it wasn't that bad lol. This movie made money because of Tom Holland's fans and i heard that the sequel was a green lit. Really sad of Uncharted franchise. I just hope The Last of Us TV show does justice to the games as Part 1 and 2 are my most favorite games of all time besides God Of War (2018) and Uncharted 2.

[@johnwells5414]

For Nathan Drake, I think that Jensen Ackles from Supernatural would have been a great choice! For Sully, if he were maybe a decade younger, I could see Donald Sutherland, or even his son Kiefer Sutherland.

[@argonjoker3786]

I would kill to see jensen as Nathan drake

[@thecornerkid402]

One thing I’ve seen no one talk about is I think there may have been some kind of Hollywood politics reason that Wahlberg had to be in the movie. Thirteenish years ago, there was an uncharted movie in pre production with Wahlberg cast as Drake and Robert Duvall as his father. Fans had concerns. But it stayed in pre production forever and then just disappeared. I honestly wonder if, because of that, there was a contractual obligation to cast Wahlberg.

[@MelissaGarrett1980]

That’s how it feels, honestly. But they would have been better served creating an original character for him rather than casting him as Sully.

[@Sisren86]

Nathan Fillion as Nate and JK Simmons as Sully. Gwyneth Paltrow as Elena. Tom Hardy as Cutter. Gary Sinese as Sam. Lena Headey as Chloe. Morgan Freeman as the villain. That's a wrap. Genuinely loved how you kept showing clips of the Nathan Fillion short during specific lines without ever actually mentioning it. HINT HINT.

[@icebergthegamer]

Movie is not nearly as bad as people are making it seem. I saw it on Wednesday and I thought it was entertaining. I’ve seen far worse movies lol.

[@SolidPain6624]

But it’s not an uncharted movie. That’s the point of the entire video.

[@icebergthegamer]

@@SolidPain6624 why isn’t it one tho? Has all the elements

[@itsDjjayyArt]

@@SolidPain6624 explain what makes uncharted then

[@adderz8619]

See I think I would've just cast as many of the voice actors that I could (others could be cameos) and make the film a 5th story - that is following on from Game 4 and essentially being another form of telling an Uncharted story. It would avoid visual comparisons and make sure all the characters and crew encapsulate the essence of the franchise.

[@dwightschrute3992]

Honestly, it was a 7/10 for me. BUT it was a pretty good video game movie imo

[@oysterman250]

It kinda speaks volumes about this movie that I - 6 months after this critique came out - never knew there was an Uncharted movie at all. With that… Tom Holland would never have struck me as the best casting choice for Nathan Drake.

[@derek5608]

Tom holland and mark wallberg playing the main characters from the game was an immediate red flag, they look nothing like the characters. It’s like van damme as guile or the rock as black adam level bad lol

[@spidey3448]

When it comes to video game movies keep your expectations low and you’ll never be disappointed

[@montamagic541]

Maybe, when they made Dragonball Evolution I went to see it with low expectations. Same with Speed Racer. Were these good movies? Hell no, but they were fun to watch. The Last Airbender, though? I went in with my expectations buried in the Earth's core and I still couldn't get through that movie. It wasn't just a bad movie on every level, it was so boring.

[@turma8eac]

Antonio banderas could have been a great sully

[@FilmSpeak]

RIGHT?! They had an inspired casting choice RIGHT THERE and decided not to use him and instead completely underuse him as the villain.

[@annegallagher4005]

I love action/adventure movies and Uncharted gave me my fix and yes I never played the game, so maybe that helped me to appreciate the movie without having to compare it!!

[@nilge90]

The flying shipd scene was the one thing I want to see in U5 if it's ever made. It would be like the laser hallway in Resident Evil

[@FidelTshivhasa]

Basically most people who say they didn't enjoy it are fans of the game, while people think it was a good movie arent even people who ever played the game. Here's what you need to understand, a video game is a completely different platform from a film. That's why it's called an adaptation. People seem to expect a movie to follow the same ingredience they've simulated from either the game or cartoon series that the film is adapted from. Same was with Avatar the last Airbender, Mortal Kombat, Street fighter, etc. For heaven's sake, its an ADAPTATION. Non of the James bond movies or Harry Potter movies completely followed the novel's literary way of telling stories. Just enjoy the movie and stop overanalysing things. Else go play the video games. 😁

[@sahilsehdev4235]

I think even chris pratt or liam hemsworth or scott eastwood would have been far better choices for nate drake than tom holland. Holland is impressive in the action sequences but he has a baby face, he might have looked better if he had a little stubble

[@ricardopereira6065]

I liked Tom, but Mark Wahlberg plays himself in every movie. He is just not a good actor. He is a terrible actor actually

[@cabhi1804]

indeed...extremely overrated!! zero charm!!

[@The_king567]

Tom is a horrible actor to he plays the same guy in all his preferences

[@itsDjjayyArt]

Meh depends what script he gets

[@The_king567]

@@itsDjjayyArt Tom will ruin anything he gets

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

Switch Mark Whalberg and Tom and you'd be correct. Whalberg has played in various roles and genres where he doesn't play himself and actually played it great. Watch Lone Survivor, Other Guys, Shooter/ The Fighter, Boogey nights, invincible, fear (where he played an amazing psychopath and that was his younger years) etc and tell me that's the same acting? It's not. While you're at it, watch Whalbergs Calvin Klein commercial also. Where as Holland literally just plays himself.

[@jackmarshall3255]

What I would of done is have the opening with drake falling and he wakes up and smash throw a window and he is climbing up a falling a building and then he jumps on to a helicopter and for the story I would make the bad guy and drake both be after this gold but it was never there and it was all set up by this henchmen than the bad guy teams up with drake to try and stop her i just came up with this off of the top of my head but that what I would of done if given the story.

[@Adykayful]

One interesting thing I've noticed is that Tom said he wanted to be the next James Bond and pitched a movie idea to that team, but they didn't like that idea and didn't want him to be James Bond. It was apparently not long after that when Tom wanted to do Uncharted, which I suspect was because he couldn't do 007. He's said in the past that he doesn't want to be type cast from Spiderman and I think that has created a desire to be in roles that are older and more mature. Nathan needs an older actor, but Hollywood is kind of reluctant to do that these days.

[@cyberpokey]

I never got past how they pretty much look identical. They look like brothers.

[@comicbookguygamecat]

It's far from a failure if anything it is a success.

[@MovieMagic515]

Loved the Deep Space Nine reference!

[@FilmSpeak]

😉

[@thezachmarsh]

😏😏😏

[@Solavation]

I just want to defend Mark Wahlberg a bit by saying hes been attached to Uncharted Movie for years back when it was in development hell and was originally going to play Nathan, This movie has been in development hell since uncharted 2-3.

[@Fingeringmyboarddude]

“Nates Everyman qualities” like slaughtering thousands