Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate’s long-lost brother…but only if they can learn to work together.
I could only hope to be told this at a bar or cafe–as I have repeated this line from a customer who stepped into a bar where Tom Holland’s character, Nate Drake, of Sir Francis Drake fame, was working, somewhere in Mid-town–in the movie “Uncharted” directed by Ruben Fleischer, produced by Charles Roven and Avi Arad. Nate responds, “Well then, I’m kinda offended, but I’m kinda flattered.”
This movie has non-stop action and the interplay in the script is just as punchy as Victor “Sully” Sullivan, played by Mark Wahlberg, and Nate Drake, played by Tom Holland, spar over an ultimate victory in recovering a golden treasure worth north of 5 billion dollars. Screenwriters Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway are to be commended for keeping this dynamic action and screenplay moving faster than a rumor of lost, not gone, golden treasure. I’ve watched this film dozens of times, and finally bought it on apple TV for $14.95. Its worth it’s weight in gold, or perhaps, now, Bitcoin!
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