Film Review – Uncharted

“Uncharted” is an adaptation of a video game series established in 2007. The franchise has been wildly popular with players, often described as an updated version of the Indiana Jones saga, sharing an appetite for high adventure and globetrotting treasure hunting. And now it’s a movie, because that’s apparently what gamers want to see, removing control of the action and putting it into the hands of producers itching to provide a big screen ride that could never replicate the experience of being the characters on a mission to find a fortune. “Uncharted” the film fails to summon a significant sense of excitement, struggling with miscastings and an overall sluggishness that doesn’t inspire a sense of awe or suspense that typically comes with this style of entertainment. It began life as a video game and probably should’ve stayed one. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com