What A Hardcore Uncharted Fan Thinks Of The Uncharted Movie

9. Holland Doesn't Feel Like Nate, But He Isn't Totally Awful Either

"Holland and Wahlberg don't feel like Nate and Sully". It's something that people have been saying for a while now, but we couldn't know for sure until we actually saw the movie.

Well, now we have seen the movie - and everyone was right.

Though Holland fares better than Wahlberg with his impressive athleticism and semi-decent quips - and the fact that he does somewhat resemble the young Nate seen in Uncharted 3 - he nonetheless feels like a poor imitation of video game Nate. It's like he was stuck between honouring the source material and doing something new, and you never get the sense that he has a firm grasp of the character.

Maybe he was miscast, or maybe the writing didn't serve him well, but either way, there's something about his Nate that just doesn't feel right.

Here's a specific example: Holland actually comes across as a bit of a dick when he's stealing that girl's jewellery early on, whereas the game version remains charming even when he's committing all sorts of heinous acts - like, say, slaughtering thousands of soldiers who probably have wives and kids.

Plus, is robbing an innocent's valuables really something Nate would do? He isn't that cruel. He pickpockets and steals in the games, sure, but only when it's relevant to a particular treasure hunt. Even the script doesn't get this character.

On the whole then, Holland's Nate isn't great, but he isn't a total wash either. As mentioned, the quips and athleticism were on point, and hey, he gets much closer than Wahlberg to feeling like the version from the source material...