Uncharted (2022)

  Continuing my trend of fun summer blockbusters, I watched Uncharted.  Knowing it was an adaptation of a video game, I had extremely low expectations so I mostly had a good time.  

Sorry for the delay.  I had to take my cat to the emergency vet (she's fine now) and yesterday was kind of a wash after that.

Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is working as a bartender as well as a decent pickpocket when he is approached by Sully (Mark Wahlberg), a treasure hunter looking for a rumored fortune in gold supposedly discovered and hidden by Ferdinand Magellan's crew.  Sully knew Drake's brother, who went missing from Nathan's life ten years before, and recruits this second sibling based on his shared knowledge.  And because he's pretty sure Drake the Elder was holding out on him.  Despite their mutual mistrust, the duo actually make headway on finding the treasure, running afoul of the hereditary claimant, Moncada (Antonio Banderas) and his henchwoman, Jo (Tati Gabrielle).

This is very much a bros-before-hos kind of movie, but I didn't mind it.  It had a joie de vivre that's been missing from blockbusters recently.  Holland is definitely channeling his Spider-Man persona but it was really nice to see Gabrielle in something other than Sabrina, the Angsty Witch.  Hopefully this leads to juicier roles for her, because she was killing it every time she was on screen.  

Uncharted is currently streaming on Netflix.