Uncharted (2022)

Uncharted starts with its best scene, Tom Holland dangling off a string of cargo crates spilling out the back of a plane, then spends the rest of its 116 minutes trying to find its way back there. In between, it’s a treasure hunt where the clues pretty much solve themselves. Holland is charming as Nate, a bartender who picks pockets, but he plays it like Spider-Man on spring break, and Mark Wahlberg’s Sully feels like a guy who wandered in from a different heist movie. Their banter never clicks into real buddy chemistry. Sophia Ali’s Chloe is the most fun person in it, mostly because nobody, including the movie, can tell whose side she’s on. Antonio Banderas, as a rich villain with old family money, is barely in it. It made $407.1 million worldwide on a reported $120M budget. A 4.7 because Holland tries hard and the movie plays it safer than a save point. $38.02 says you pick up the game afterward just to see how it’s supposed to feel.

What works: The cargo plane sequence is a genuinely fun bit of chaos, and Sophia Ali makes Chloe the most interesting person on screen.

What doesn’t: Holland and Wahlberg never click as a team, the puzzles solve themselves, and the villains barely register.

Who it’s for: Families who want a breezy treasure hunt on a Friday night, and fans of the games who are curious rather than picky.