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Clearwater clear-up Tuesday, February 22, 2022

What OSU’s rough tournament revealed Sam Hutchens Assistant Sports Editor The St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational has cleared some things up.

The Oklahoma State Cowgirl softball team finished its five-game stretch Sunday morning in the tournament. It revealed some things about the team.

All OSU’s opponents were ranked, or receiving votes.

The Cowgirls went 2-3 in the tournament, beating No. 19/16 Michigan and RV/23 Northwestern.

OSU lost to No. 21/22 LSU, No. 6/5 Washington and South Florida.

Here are three takeaways from the three-day stretch of games: Pitching help is a work in progress Kelly Maxwell, OSU’s ace in the circle, was exceptional. The rest of the heralded staff struggled to find a groove. Miranda Elish, who entered the season as the No. 2 pitcher, was up and down.

Elish, a senior pitcher, has a 4.14 ERA. She entered the game late against Washington and surrendered an OSU lead that the Cowgirls never regained.

At times, she has lacked command. Elish has allowed 13 walks, the most on the team.

Alicia Young OSU third baseman Sydney Pennington throwing to first during the Oklahoma State vs. Wichita State softball game on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater.

She did recover well against Northwestern on Sunday morning.

Elish allowed three runs in the first inning, but went on to hold the Wildcats scoreless for the rest of the game.

Behind Elish and Maxwell, senior Morgan Day and freshman Tatum Clopton also had rocky outings. Day gave up four runs in 1.2 innings against LSU. Clopton gave up three in one inning against the Tigers.

Chyenne Factor is off to an incredible start After hitting the game-winning

home run in OSU’s season opener against Arizona State, Chyenne Factor has continued her excellent play.

Factor, a centerfielder, is hitting .414. She had one of the most clutch hits of the tournament on Sunday morning, when homered to centerfield to cut into the Northwestern lead.

Factor leads OSU in home runs (4) hits (12) and slugging percentage (.828). She showed no signs of slowing down in the Clearwater Invitational.

Sydney Pennington is in a slump OSU’s all-time home run leader

has not added to her mark.

The senior third baseman got off to a slow start in the first few games, and it continued in Florida.

She is batting .222 this season, and has not hit a home run.

In the final two games of the tournament, Pennington batted seventh in the lineup. In the past season, she usually batted in the five hole.

Pennington has also committed two errors, a rare occurrence for the usually surehanded fielder. sports.ed@ocolly.com

Smith talks Bedlam win, Wittlake injury on radio show Brandon Bush Staff Reporter Opening statement “It was a good weekend and I thought it was a little better level of just being competitive at most of our weights, and finding ways to win, especially yesterday afternoon (Bedlam). Just find ways to win, you know. You lose two more guys out of your lineup for this particular dual meet, it’s hard to replace them. Then you can’t make a whole lot of mistakes.”

On Trevor Mastrogiovanni “He needs to be kind of focused. Maybe a little bit of it is he has had a lot of success. He was 14-1 going into that match, is that bothering you or is that helping you? I’ve heard him talk a little bit about rankings and things like that. Those are things you don’t really talk about. You don’t let them be a priority. It doesn’t really matter. I think he needs to relax and do what he does well.”

On Daton Fix’s performance against OU “(Madrigal) had his track shoes on, running on the edge, took a couple shots when he got over there.

But I think the one thing that Daton did do, he just bullied himself to a major decision. I mean he was just a bully. I like to see his skill a little bit more, but I think when you’ve got a guy running, man, you’ve got to go bully him.”

On Carter Young “When I see him from week to week I’ve seen him get better. And he’s better because he is listening. He trusts the process of what we’re doing. So, good win. Good way to finish out that dual meet for him and for our team.”

On Kaden Gfeller against OU “That match real quickly went from a 7-2 match to a 12-2. Major decision in the last 10 seconds. It’s big time. That’s what you’re looking for and you hope that it’s going to roll over (to the postseason).”

On Wyatt Sheets against Bucknell “Wyatt got hurt the first 45 seconds of the match and it just kind of shocked him a little bit. Of course, in that process of when he hurt himself he got taken down, and then when you take a (injury) timeout the wrestler gets an option of where he wants to go. So, he went down and that period ended up 3-0. Then Wyatt literally outscored him the other two periods. He realized, ‘Hey I can wrestle and I

Rowdy Baribeau John Smith congratulates a former wrestler and Oklahoma State alumni.

can do this.’”

On Travis Wittlake against Bucknell “He just didn’t look ready to me. In his face it just seems like he’s struggling a little bit, and I think that’s when injuries happen. When you’re not intense and you just kinda look like you’re in a daze out there a little bit.”

On Wittlake injury “I will say this, (Wittlake) did break the kid down, put a leg in, and the kid grabbed his toe and pulled his toe out. And when that happened, there’s an injury. Serious enough injury right now that we’ll have to see. We’ve got two weeks, so it’s not something we need to decide now.”

On Dakota Geer against OU “He just got schooled. I mean simple stuff, like

‘I’m gonna let you shoot 15 times and I’m gonna run around you. And I’m gonna score on a lot of them.’ Not shooting through the hole, just a really poor match by him.

On Luke Surber against OU “He did a nice job scrambling, put a lot of effort into his match. I was just pleased to see just a really strong attitude while he took the lead was finishing the match.”

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Tennis for dummies

Young gives tips, tricks to play Payton Little Staff Reporter

serve going in motion is just throwing a football or baseball or just kind of that movement. It’s the same thing as a serve,” Young said.

“You want to get the toss, you want to reach up with your left arm, and you throw it up. Just try to throw it up straight and go up there and get it, snap the wrist down.”

4. Returning the ball Like serves, there is no match if there is not a return of the ball. The return sets up the entire match going forward off the first volley.

“You got to be able to pick up the spin and the speed of the ball and where it is going,” Young said. “Just shorten the swing a little bit.

Sometimes people want to take a big swing on a return, balls coming at you at a pretty good pace, shorten it up.”

5. Play consistently Trying to improve in tennis is just like trying to improve with anything in life.

It takes practice. Not playing consistently will greatly reduce the progress made in learning to play.

“That’s the best way to learn is to play,” Young said.

“Get out there and do it.”

6. Enjoy the sport Tennis is an excellent way to get exercise, enjoy the outdoors and pick up a new hobby.

“It’s a great sport you can go outside and play.

I think it’s a good activity to get out and a lot of exercise,” Young said. “I think it’s really important for people to enjoy the sport to be able to get out there and have some success doing it.”

For some people, tennis is where you swing a controller and the ball goes back and forth across the TV screen.

For others, it is a Ping-Pong table inside their uncle’s garage. Most cities have public tennis courts for people to enjoy, yet they are not often occupied with those playing the sport. For those looking into playing tennis, OSU coach Chris Young offered some quick and easy tips to understand the game.

1. Find a good racquet To start playing tennis, a racquet and some tennis balls are required. The key is not just picking a racquet off the shelf, but finding one that will suit a specific playstyle and weight.

“Sometimes people get one (racquet) that’s way too light or way too heavy,” Young said.

Finding the right racquet will help people stay comfortable and optimize success.

2. Work on the correct technique Once the equipment is in hand, it’s time to start swinging. It may be fun to go out and hit tennis balls aggressively but in order to be successful swings need to involve more technique.

“Keep it simple in being able to take the racquet back and then brush through the ball,” Young said.

“Low to high with the swing, keep it pretty simple. It’s not where you want to hit it so flat. People want to hit it like a baseball or something like that. You got to put a little spin on it.”

3. Learn to serve Serving is critical. Each point has to start on the serve of the ball and executing a serve is vital.

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WHEN IS LITTLE MUCH?

There is a short chorus that has encouraged me many times. “Little is much if God is in it. Labor not for wealth or fame. There’s a crown and you can win it. If you go in Jesus’ name.”

The woman, who poured the precious ointment on Jesus just before he was crucified, was criticized for “wasting” this expensive item. Yet, Jesus said everywhere the gospel is preached this woman’s action would be told. (Mk 14:3-9) Little things mean a lot as we are willing to serve the Lord. Paul mentions many in Romans 16 who helped him. The Good Samaritan stopped to help the man beaten and robbed.

(Lu.10:30-37) Paul writes as you have opportunity, do good to all men, especially to other believers.(Gal.6:10) When the poor widow dropped the two pennies, all that she had, into the temple offering. Jesus said she gave more the large offerings given. Her “large giving” was in relation to what she had. (Mk.12:41-44)

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Many people may plan to give when they receive a great amount of money, but that large amount of money may never come. We may plan to give time or talent to a project when we have more time, but that perfect time arrangement may never happen. Again, the apostle Paul encourages us “as you have opportunity, do good to all men.”

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Martin earns conference honors after opening weekend Adam Engel Staff Reporter

Trevor Martin didn’t wait to establish himself as the conference’s best.

Martin, OSU’s sophomore closer, claimed the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week the conference announced Monday.

He logged a win and a save to secure a series victory at Vanderbilt on Sunday.

On Saturday, Martin evaded a walkoff loss by striking out three Commodores in a based loaded, bottom of the ninth inning situation.

On Sunday, Martin closed out a 5-4-win fanning six Commodores and no hits.

A year ago, Martin was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team and continues to solidify himself as OSU’s top bullpen weapon. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Humans of OSU: Liz Roth Brendan Ashley Staff Reporter Liz Roth is a lot of things.

She is an associate professor at Oklahoma State, where she teaches painting and drawing. She is nearly fluent in Russian and is learning Chinese.

She is the interim department head of the Art, Graphic Design and Art History department at Oklahoma State.

No matter how many titles or positions she holds, first and foremost Roth is an artist. She has an exhibit on display in the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art called “Understanding Place: Ideas and Process.”

The exhibit will be on display until April 9. The museum hosted a reception for the exhibit Feb. 17.

Roth was not always a well-decorated and internationally known artist.

She didn’t major in art in college, instead graduating with a degree in Russian. Thanks to her degree, she was able to study in Russia. This experience led to Roth’s love of travel and immersing herself in foreign cultures.

After graduation, USAA hired Roth to work on cultural exchange exhibits in Russia and Ukraine. While working with USAA and then stateside in criminal law, Roth was able to save money for law school. With enough money saved, Roth then applied and was accepted to law school, but as she prepared for her first semester, her friends intervened.

“They said, ‘You are an artist, and while you would do well in law school, you have no business going,’” Roth said.

Thanks to the advice, Roth did not attend law school and moved to San Francisco with no plan.

“When I came back from Russia, I had some money ‘cause I saved it for law school,” Roth said. “So I was bumming around in San Francisco, and I walked past a sign for the community college and decided to take an art class.

“While I was taking those classes, it dawned on me that some people’s work was better than other people’s, and it seemed that all of the better work was made by people that went to grad school.”

With that realization, Roth decided she would attend grad school and pursue a master’s degree in painting and screen printing, a passion she developed while taking classes at a San Francisco community college. She was accepted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison a decade after she had finished undergrad.

Having finished her master’s program, Roth began submitting works for solo and group art exhibits, but she wanted more out of her degree. She began to look for teaching positions in painting and came across a job listing at Oklahoma State in 2005.

“When this one (Oklahoma State) came, I jumped on it,” Roth said. “It was a good offer, and while I had been offered some other positions, none of them were very good. I had been in the market for a while, and it is difficult to get a job as a faculty member in painting.”

After consulting her refrigerator magnet of the United States and figuring out where Oklahoma was, Roth made her way to Stillwater. Cora Avlos, a former student of Roth’s, saw firsthand the teacher Roth is.

“Professor Roth was fantastic,”

Jaiden Daughty Liz Roth, associate professor at OSU, has an exhibit in the OSU Museum of Art called, “Understanding Place: Ideas and Process.”

Avlos said. “The way she talked about her past works and the artistic process as a whole really made me enjoy every aspect of the class.”

After Roth was hired in 2005, she continued to create art. She put on solo exhibitions and contributed to several group exhibitions across the United States and the rest of the world. While making pieces for these shows, Roth developed a love for landscape-andgeographic-centered projects. These projects mixed Roth’s loves, art and travel, which led to a major project for Roth, “America 101.”

For “America 101” Roth visited all 50 states, driving to 48 in a car with no cruise control, and painted 100 small landscapes. She created two paintings per state with the goal of showcasing the beauty of the country. The 101st piece in the exhibit was a billboardsized image of a disposable plastic water bottle.

“As I visited each state, and found landscape vistas, the sense that these areas would eventually be choked with landfill was omnipresent,” Roth said.

This exhibit was when Roth was able to travel and create art that was not only beautiful but also had a bigger, overarching purpose.

After the success of “America 101,” Roth continued to produce art in the United States and abroad. She received praise for her Grand Canyon exhibit which analyzed the way people viewed natural beauty through the lens of their camera rather than their eyes.

Roth also expanded on the selfreferential aspect of the art she was creating. Her “24/24: A Project Space” work is a major example.

For this project, Roth painted 24 portraits, one an hour, during two 12hour sessions. Roth said she wanted to “demystify art” with the exhibit. Roth routinely went back to this concept in her future works.

After most of her recent solo exhibits had focused on the United States, Roth decided it was time to expand. In 2019, Roth was accepted as a Fulbright Scholar in Guangzhou, China.

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ment will pay artists to go abroad and either teach or work on a project in that country. During the application process, Roth had to be strategic about where she would go.

“You can only apply to one program at a time,” Roth said. “I applied to China in part because it was one of the programs I was fairly sure I could get in, and I knew I could do some great work there.

“I wasn’t applying for a Fulbright to say, ‘I’ll go to Borneo and snorkel.’ I really wanted to further my work, and China offered me the best opportunity to do so.”

Roth was initially scheduled to teach for a semester and take in the sights of the province. This plan was disrupted when the teaching schedule she was on changed.

“I was supposed to teach three, six-week classes,” Roth said. “But when that last class rolled around, they said, ‘It doesn’t really make sense for you to teach it,’ because they didn’t have a translator for me.”

With the six weeks of free time, Roth decided to travel the silk route, a historic trade route between Asia and the Mediterranean, with her sketchbooks. During her travels, Roth realized in the Guangzhou province, and China many famous places were on the 40th parallel. Roth then consulted a globe and realized many of the locations on that parallel were places she had been before.

That led Roth to develop the concept for her “40 Degrees North Latitude” project and gave her a plan. She would travel around the globe on that parallel and create art of the locations she visited. Shortly after she developed the idea, her Fulbright was ending.

“As soon as my Fulbright ended, I got back on a plane and flew back to China,” Roth said. “I had a great relationship with a screen printing company in Guangzhou, so I headed there and started turning my sketches into drawings so they could be printed.”

Roth produced four prints in the eight weeks that she was back in the province, but COVID disrupted her workflow.

She put off the “40 Degrees” project until she could travel and document the places she needed. Not wanting her sketches to go to waste, she got to work on another project. “Understanding Place: Ideas and Process” uses the research she gathered from her time on the silk route.

Roth began drawing, painting and screen printing landscapes of Oklahoma to accompany the prints she had made in China. Roth did not want to make just an exhibit of only landscapes of China and Oklahoma, so instead, she found a new lens through which to view the project. Jennifer Scanlon, guest curator of the exhibit, said the show is about more than just art pieces.

“The show documents the many ways that Roth considers a landscape: researching it, experiencing it and then seeing it deeply through her artmaking,” Scanlon said in the museum’s press release.

The educational opportunities from Roth’s exhibit do not end with people coming in to view the exhibit.

Elizabeth Gosney, marketing and communications manager of the museum, is excited about the opportunities Roth’s exhibit brings to the museum.

“We do something called ‘Second Saturday,’” Roth said. “The second Saturday of every month the museum puts on art-centered activities for the community, and we are doing one around Liz’s exhibit in March.”

These activities are influential in the Stillwater community, said Spencer Carter, a Stillwater native and Oklahoma State student.

“Growing up in Stillwater, my parents were always trying to get me involved,” Carter said. “I remember going to a lot of Second Saturdays at the museum and getting to create art that was similar to what I was seeing hanging in the museum. As a young kid it was an awesome experience and no doubt shaped the way I appreciate art now.”

The Second Saturday event centered on Roth’s exhibit has not been announced or scheduled. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Despite testing positive for COVID, Queen Elizabeth II continues duties PA Media/dpa

“My thoughts and prayers are with all those who have lost their lives, loved ones and homes, as well as the emergency services and all those working to support the recovery efforts.”

The queen is expected to hold a telephone audience with the prime minister and conduct virtual audiences this week.

Concerns for the nation’s longest-reigning sovereign have been heightened given her age and recent health scare.

But the Palace said she will be carrying on with light duties in the coming days.

The queen holds an audience with Boris Johnson most Wednesdays, either in person or by telephone, and has recently been holding one or two diplomatic audiences a week with ambassadors by video link, and is likely to do so this week if well enough.

She has been following all COVID-19 self-isolating guidelines after testing positive on Sunday.

The queen will also be working from her red boxes, sent to her every day and containing policy papers, Foreign Office telegrams, letters and other state papers from Government ministers and Commonwealth representatives that have to be read and, where necessary, approved and signed.

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has continued with her duties as the British head of state despite having COVID-19, sending a message of condolence to the Brazilian president.

The 95-year-old monarch has been selfisolating at Windsor Castle, but will be free starting Thursday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an end to the legal requirement to isolate after a positive test.

Johnson sent the queen a get well soon message in the Commons, saying: “I know the whole House will join me in sending our best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen for a full and swift recovery.”

He said her diagnosis is “a reminder that this virus has not gone away.”

Those with COVID-19 will still be advised to stay at home for at least five days, but will not be obliged to under law as part of the “living with COVID” plans subject to parliamentary approval.

Continuing with light duties despite suffering from mild symptoms likened to a cold, the queen sent her message of condolence on Monday after the flooding in the Brazilian city of Petropolis.

She wrote: “I am deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss of life and destruction caused by the terrible floods in Brazil. news.ed@ocolly.com

Jonathan Brady Queen Elizabeth II takes her seat during the funeral of Prince Philip in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17 in Windsor, England.

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TheCancrizans “Star Wars” is one of the most successful movie franchises of all time, earning nearly $7 billion in box offices around the world.

‘Star Wars:’ Rankings from all the live-action movies Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

is a big slap in the face for Kylo Ren’s character.

Rey and Finn’s potential is completely wasted in this movie.

8. “The Last Jedi” “Star Wars” is one of the longest running movie “The Last Jedi” struggles to figure out what it franchises in history, dating all the way back to 1977 wants to accomplish for the first hour and a half of the with “Star Wars,” later named “A New Hope.” With movie. There are too many subplots that are unnecits most recent theatrical release being “Rise of Sky- essary to follow, where Rey’s jedi training does not walker” in 2019. seem as important.

Coming fresh off a rewatch of all the Star Wars 7. “Revenge of the Sith” movies, watching in chronological order, this is a Every scene with Anakin and Obi-Wan together ranking of all the live-action movies in the franchise. is done well, but the movie separates the duo for the 11. “The Phantom Menace” entirety of the second act. Too much of the movie is The movie follows characters with no emotions spent in cities, or on space stations and takes away or character traits on an adventure that is only mildly from the “vast universe” charm of “Star Wars.” The interesting when they are pod racing. We spend two final fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan is one of the hours with these characters and learn nothing about best in the franchise, but we should have seen more of them as people. The fight against Darth Maul is cool them together to add more emotional impact. but has no emotional impact because we have not seen 6. “Rogue One” these characters show emotion.

The first half of the movie is very slow, and the 10. “Attack of the Clones” characters are not interesting enough to carry the More entertaining than the “Phantom Menace,” scenes. However, the final act is perfect. The battle to but the overall story is very basic and uninspired. gain the Death Star plans is the best large-scale battle Anakin is very unlikable in this movie, and he is the in the franchise. And the Darth Vader scene at the end main character. Obi-Wan’s half of the story saves At- is one of the best scenes in any Star Wars movie. tack of the Clones.

5. “Return of the Jedi” 9. “Rise of Skywalker” A good way to end the original trilogy. Luke’s Rise of Skywalker relies too heavily on nostalstoryline with Vader is perfect, but the subplot with gia, and therefore does not give enough development Han and Leia on Endor was too drawn out. The for our main characters. Palpatine being in this movie Ewoks were fun, but took too much screen time away

from the protagonists.

4. “Solo” An exciting, fun, low stakes adventure through space following one of Star Wars’ best characters, Han Solo. Basically a Star Wars heist movie, and it accomplishes its goal almost perfectly.

3. “The Force Awakens” A modern take on A New Hope’s formula, but with new characters that don’t fall into the archetypes from the originals. Rey, Finn and Poe are a great trio to start this trilogy but are heavily underused in the next two films. Adam Driver’s performance as Kylo Ren is a cherry on top of this already great movie.

2. “A New Hope” A perfect start to the franchise. “A New Hope” has a great cast of charismatic characters on an adventure never seen before its time. From the practical effects to the set design, the movie looks spectacular not only for its time, but also today.

1. “The Empire Strikes Back” “The Empire Strikes Back” encapsulates everything that a Star Wars movie should be. A fun action adventure following a great cast of characters that all have great development. Unique locations and planets that directly impact the flow of the story. A great message about the difference between good and evil. And one of the greatest lines in cinematic history, “No, I am your father.” entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Make structural improvements, repairs and upgrades at home. Provide family support. Infuse love into your surroundings for dreamy results. Cook up something delicious.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Help others to understand complicated data. Diplomacy serves you well. Old assumptions get challenged. The impossible seems newly accessible. Express the possibilities you see.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Tap into hidden assets. Stifle the temptation to overspend. Avoid lies like the plague. Get help building a dream.

You can get what you need.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — You’re especially attractive and charming. Keep your deadlines and promises. Do what you said you would. Keep objectives in mind. Creative inspiration flowers.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Simplify plans for greater ease.

Recharge and reconsider objectives. Don’t make expensive promises. Sit quietly and listen to your spirit. Rest for renewed inspiration.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Focus on basics with a team project. Reinforce foundational structures. The heartbeat of common passion or commitment animates the cause. Unite for what you love.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Slow to clarify misunderstandings at work. Focus on the heart of the project, the part that you love. Fortune follows thoughtful intention followed by action.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Advance explorations cautiously.

Reinforce basic structures. Dreamy projects tempt. Focus intention, initiative and inspiration on a fascinating subject. Learn about something you love.

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Solution to Monday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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Lifestyle ‘Uncharted:’ The go-to blockbuster film Connor Gray Staff Reporter

with stunt work in “Uncharted” that makes the action sequences feel all the sweeter when it is pulled off well on the big screen.

The supporting cast of Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan and Sophia Taylor Ali as Chloe Frazer does not feel like anything special but is not terrible either. It takes a while for the chemistry between Holland and Wahlberg to feel natural and not quite as forced, but once they hit their stride they do not slow down.

Sophia Taylor Ali portrays Chloe Frazer well, but ultimately is just dealing with the product of mediocre writing and results in having a slightly forgettable character. The same criticism can be said about the two antagonists in the film played by Tati Gabrielle and Antonio Banderas. Both did well with what they were given, but in the end, they simply feel like forgettable and cliché villains that you would see in every action movie.

“Uncharted” uses grand sets and action pieces to its advantage while also having a few easter eggs, including a cameo from Nathan Drake voice actor Nolan North, that make this an enjoyable time at the movies for both diehard fans of the games and people who just want to sit down, turn off their brains and have a blast. “Uncharted” is a blockbuster movie with a few flaws that still manages to be a joyful experience in the end.

One of the most beloved video game franchises of recent years is the action-adventure franchise “Uncharted.” This is exactly why so many people were skeptical of the thought of a film following the fan favorite Nathan Drake on his countless adventures. After seeing “Uncharted” in theaters it is a pleasant surprise, enjoyable time at the movies and a faithful adaptation of the iconic video game series.

If you go to the theater expecting an Oscar worthy film from “Uncharted” you simply will not get it, but if you go expecting to have a fun time with an action-adventure blockbuster, you will leave satisfied.

The plot of “Uncharted” is your usual run-of-the-mill adventure flick that hits the same beats as most of the other films in the genre and can fall into the category of generic, but this is not all bad.

The best aspect of the film is undoubtedly Tom Holland as the main character Nathan Drake. Holland brings great charisma to the role and succeeds in delivering an attitude and quips that make you instantly buy into him as Nate and want to see him succeed on his journey.

The action throughout the film is also a highlight which is showcased through mostly good choreography that is occasionally interrupted by quick cutting with the camera work, but ultimately does not take away from the action too much. Holland also excels entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

Clay Enos Mark Wahlberg, left, and Tom Holland look to make their move in Columbia Pictures’ “Uncharted.” (Clay Enos/Columbia Pictures/ TNS)

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