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 Rated: PG-13
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner, Alexis Dziena
Directed by: Andrew Tennant
Director Andy Tennant puts together a good team of actors,
but it isn"t enough to make Fool's Gold above average. However, if you like your films with a lot of
foolishness then you are in for a huge helping.
After his boat goes up in flames, and a failed marriage
to Tess (Hudson),
staunch treasure hunter Ben (McConaughey) finds himself at a loss. Marooned in Key West
and deep in debt to an island loan shark, he must find a way to get out of this
mess and still get a crack at finding the greatest treasure ever to be lost in
the Caribbean.
By happenstance, Tess has been
working on a huge yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Southerland) who
has anchored his craft in Key West
where he will be picking up his ditsy young and confused daughter Gemma
(Dziena). Ben gets wind of the meeting
and by chance saves Honeycutt’s daughter and finds himself aboard his
vessel.
The plot gets more involved when
Tess tries to fight off Ben, while Ben maps out his plan to find a treasure in
which Tess does not want. When the mob boss on the island that’s near the reef
where Ben has pinpointed the treasure finds out that the group is making
headway, a war for gold breaks out.
Although the film has some comical
merit, I found it a little too far-fetched. The characters are implausible and
the coincidences too many. On top of all
that I couldn’t buy any feeling of a ‘true love’ relationship between
McConaughey and Hudson’s characters. Come to think of it, they weren’t that
great together in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
I was shocked at the location shoot
they chose for Key West.
Being a Florida
native, it was glaringly obvious they didn’t shoot on location because
there are no mountains in Key West.
I was constantly distracted by this oversight in the movie.
In the event that you are
determined to see the film, there’s a wonderful performance by Alexis Dziena
who plays Gemma, the silly perplexed daughter of Nigel. Her approach to her character reminded me a
little of Goldie Hawn during some of her most confusing moments.
Another high spot is the underwater
cinematography, reminiscent of Into The Blue. The scenes of the clear blue Caribbean and
the Pacific off the coast of Queensland, Australia made
me want to grab some snorkel gear and go diving.
FINAL ANALYSIS: Although there are some cute moments in this production, you may want to steer clear of Fool's
Gold unless you just have to see McConaughey and Hudson in a film together again.
This Reviewer's Rating:   2 / 5
Is it really that bad? I'm taking a film class and we're going to see this film. Hopefully I'll enjoy it. Thanks for the review. what nudity was in this movie
I saw an advanced screening and I didn't think it was that bad. It did have some stretched scenes, but I thought it was fun. Didn't know that about Key West though. You would think they would have considered that... |
