Uncharted Review: 4 Ups & 6 Downs

By Jack Pooley /

3. The Totally Forgettable Villains

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Though the villains are admittedly a means to an end in the Uncharted games, most of them are still relatively memorable, which certainly can't be said for the movie's two primary antagonists.

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Despite the obvious appeal of Antonio Banderas playing the megalomaniacal treasure hunter Moncada, he's totally and utterly wasted in what's basically an extended cameo, amounting to a few scattered scenes and little else.

The bulk of the heavy lifting is instead done by his lackey Braddock (Tati Gabrielle), who while certainly cutting a striking figure and getting a few kick-ass moments, feels more like a prop than a character, given that we learn almost nothing about her throughout.

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Both villains are gossamer-thin, and while they didn't need to be incredibly fleshed-out antagonists, it wasn't asking much to give the audience something to latch onto.