Friday films: A dog, a treasure and Channing Tarum

Above : Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland star in “Uncharted,” which opens Friday. (Photo/Columbia Pictures)

I already wrote about “Drive My Car,” the Oscar-nominated Japanese film that is scheduled to open Friday at the Magic Lantern Theatre. But what about the mainstream theaters?

Well, so far, two films are on that calendar: “Uncharted” and “Dog.”

“Uncharted” : Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg star in this treasure-hunter action-thriller, with Holland playing the guy who gets hired to track down a lost fortune.

I found only two positive reviews for this film, directed by Ruben Fleischer and based on a team-written screenplay.

Michael O’Sullivan of the Washington Post wrote, “Far-fetched? Yes. Inconceivable, eye-rolling, absurd too. It also feels a bit unreasonable to expect anything more – or less – from ‘Uncharted.’ ”

Variety’s Owen Gleiberman wrote, “Watchable in a thin ‘Raiders of the Lost National Treasure of the Fast & Furious Caribbean’ way.”

“Dog” : Channing Tatum stars as a U.S. Army Ranger who embarks on a road trip that entails returning a service dog to its owner’s widow.

I found only one review, which usually isn’t a good sign – even if the single review is a good one.

Robbie Collin of UK’s The Telegraph wrote, “The new film Dog is essentially an hour and three quarters of Channing Tatum rolling around with a dog – and quite frankly, for many of us, that’s enough.”

I’ll update as the week progresses.