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For those who have yet to play Naughty Dog's fantastic Uncharted series- Go ahead and do that first. This film is nothing more than a thin companion piece, and it mostly doesn't work. To start with the good- Tom Holland is an entertaining and a not altogether bad casting choice for a young Nathan Drake. He is funny, energetic, and very watchable. He is about the film's only savings grace. Mark Wahlberg is totally miscast as Sully, but he is actually better than I thought he would be. The real problem with this film is it's paper thin plotting, writing, and characters. They put almost no effort into developing a compelling "search for lost treausre" story, and rush though just about every other aspect of developing believable characters, motivations, and backstory. The movie is basically just a few setpieces strung together. I enjoyed a few callbacks to the games, but the games were much better written and their stories and characters more fleshed out and more compelling. It's still an entertaining couple hours, and there is promise that with a new team behind it, a sequel could be better.

Nathan for You is a completely unique and hilarious show. It often has me rolling with laughter. Nathan, a self professed business school graduate with "really good grades", helps struggling small businesses gain a new footing though his creative solutions. His strategies are completely unique and hilarious. What really makes them work is his deadpan delivery and commitment to carrying out the task at hand with buy-in from the business owners. He finds a way of twisting things just so- In effect holding up a mirror to our behaviors, norms, expectations, laws.. ideas of what is "typical", all to outrageous results. I can't recommend it enough.

I mean this movie was never going to win any awards, but that doesn't mean it's not a hell of a good time. Cruise is at his charismatic best, and he shows off some genuine comedic chops. Diaz is a charming and funny co-star. This film is great because it feels light on its feet. It's fast-paced, funny, action packed, and doesn't get bogged down in weighty, manufactured drama or overly convoluted plotting. Knight and Day achieves what it set out to do, and that's why I like it.