Uncharted, rated PG-13
***

Uncharted, based on a Play Station game, opens with a breathtaking scene featuring Nathan Drake, played by Tom Holland (Spider-Man films), foreshadowing what is to come. The film is fun and exciting, though it contains quite a bit of adult language and violence.
The film is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), and written by Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum (Iron Man), Matt Holloway (Iron Man), Jon Hanley Rosenberg and Mark D. Walker.  The film had a budget of approximately $120 million.
After the exciting opening, the film goes back to show us that Nathan and his older brother Sam were obsessed with finding the lost gold (estimated to be worth $5 billion), hidden by explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s men 500 years ago on his trip around the world. When they are caught trying to steal a valuable map which Sam believes gives clues to the hidden treasure, Sam escapes from the Catholic orphanage to avoid juvenile detention. In the coming years, Nathan will only receive postcards from his brother.
The film then moves ahead and we find Nathan working as a bartender and stealing jewelry from his customers. Victor “Sully” Sullivan, played by two-time Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Departed), meets him in the bar and tells him that he got close to Magellan’s treasure with Nathan’s brother Sam. Sully needs Nathan to help him steal a gold cross which is going to be auctioned off. Sully needs two of the keys to lead them to Magellan’s treasure.

Their competition at the auction for the cross is Santiago Moncada, played by Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas (Dolor y gloria), the heir to the family that funded the Magellan’s original expedition. Working for Moncada is Jo Braddock, played by Tati Gabrielle. Later, Nathan and Sully partner with Chloe Frazier, played by Sophia Ali (Grey’s Anatomy), a former colleague of Sully’s in Barcelona who has the other cross. The film is an exciting race to decipher clues and find the treasure. But who can be trusted?
The stunts in the film are entertaining, reminding me of Holland’s role as Spider-Man. Themes include deception, sacrifice, theft, and greed. Content issues include adult language and violence. There is good onscreen chemistry between Holland, Wahlberg and Ali.
Uncharted is a fun and enjoyable film. There are a few short scenes after the main film ends that sets up a sequel.