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The comedy adventure Fool's Gold follows Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey, Ed TV) as an affable, modern-day treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen’s Dowry—40 chests of priceless treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess (Kate Hudson, How To Lose A Guy In 10 days). Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland, Commander In Chief), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure’s whereabouts. Much to Tess’ consternation, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel’s yacht and, using his roguish charm, convinces the tycoon and his celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena, Invasion), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish riches. Even Tess can’t resist the lure of finally uncovering the treasure that had eluded them for so long. But they are not the only ones after the prize. Finn’s one-time mentor, Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone, Beowulf), and a ruthless local gangster named Bigg Bunny (Kevin Hart, In The Mix) are intent on beating Finn to the trove. Let the treasure hunt begin...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I first saw portions of this movie enroute back to London - in flight entertainment system was re-booted several times by the captain and so i could not enjoy the film, let alone see the end of it.
Anyway, since that time i have seen the entire movie and there are some funny bits in it. Good chemistry between the 2 leading actors and great locations.
The underwater footage is also good and the start of the film is epic. Not that epic, but better than good and not as shallow as great.
Anyway, since that time i have seen the entire movie and there are some funny bits in it. Good chemistry between the 2 leading actors and great locations.
The underwater footage is also good and the start of the film is epic. Not that epic, but better than good and not as shallow as great.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
My goodness their are some moaners out there these days!
Looking at the above reviews, you would think this was a awful movie.
Fair play it isn't Cassablanca or Gone With The Wind. But it is still a very good lighthearted fun movie...
The acting is good, the storyline is excellent and the comedy is very good too.
If you want a serious movie, don't watch this, but for Gods sakes, don't take it as a serious movie and start spouting hate online about it!
Enjoy it for it's jokes, it's adventure and it's stunning scenery.
I liked it allot, and you might too!
Looking at the above reviews, you would think this was a awful movie.
Fair play it isn't Cassablanca or Gone With The Wind. But it is still a very good lighthearted fun movie...
The acting is good, the storyline is excellent and the comedy is very good too.
If you want a serious movie, don't watch this, but for Gods sakes, don't take it as a serious movie and start spouting hate online about it!
Enjoy it for it's jokes, it's adventure and it's stunning scenery.
I liked it allot, and you might too!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
While this isn't by any means the turkey some have painted it as, this is far from a perfect movie. Nonetheless, Mathew Mahogany and Kate Hugsome are a charming enough pair with some convincing chemistry onscreen, in this treasure hunt caper. They play a couple having just concluded a divorce, but who find themselves bound together once more to complete a treasure hunt, with the help of Donald Sutherland's "rich-guy-with-nothing-better-to-do" and his daughter. What could possibly happen ...?
Well, while the plot point A leads to plot point B with ending `C' predictably reached, it's more the surrounding characters that threaten to sink the movie than the moderately engaging main characters or lazy plot. Just as you might find a smile lightening your face thanks to either the stars efforts or the scenery, Donald Sutherland overeggs his English accented billionaire shtick, and his daughter is ditzy beyond reason (or humour) and the movie constantly walks a thin borderline between amusing caper and unpleasant farce. And the bad guys? Thoroughly unfunny goons for the most part, who fail to be funny, threatening, or even remotely interesting. Even Ray Winstone looks like he was along just for the vacation.
On the other hand, the scenery (beyond Mathew's abs or Kate's curves, that is) is quite breathtaking.. you may well feel a subliminal urge to go on a diving vacation by the end of the movie.
Pretty and bland rather than brilliant or barnstorming, this is a fairly pain free movie to pass some time.. it never quite nails the right tone and is lacking in the actual laugh out loud humour stakes, but leave the brain in neutral, and don't expect to watch more than once, and it just about floats long enough to kill a couple of hours.
Well, while the plot point A leads to plot point B with ending `C' predictably reached, it's more the surrounding characters that threaten to sink the movie than the moderately engaging main characters or lazy plot. Just as you might find a smile lightening your face thanks to either the stars efforts or the scenery, Donald Sutherland overeggs his English accented billionaire shtick, and his daughter is ditzy beyond reason (or humour) and the movie constantly walks a thin borderline between amusing caper and unpleasant farce. And the bad guys? Thoroughly unfunny goons for the most part, who fail to be funny, threatening, or even remotely interesting. Even Ray Winstone looks like he was along just for the vacation.
On the other hand, the scenery (beyond Mathew's abs or Kate's curves, that is) is quite breathtaking.. you may well feel a subliminal urge to go on a diving vacation by the end of the movie.
Pretty and bland rather than brilliant or barnstorming, this is a fairly pain free movie to pass some time.. it never quite nails the right tone and is lacking in the actual laugh out loud humour stakes, but leave the brain in neutral, and don't expect to watch more than once, and it just about floats long enough to kill a couple of hours.
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No gold rush here, more a steady stroll to the treasure.
Fool's Gold is directed by Andy Tennant who also co-writes with John Claflin and Daniel Zelman. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Alexis Dziena, Ewen Bremner, Donald... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Spike Owen
Love it
This is a great movie, I had it on DVD and just upgraded it to Blueray as the price was too good to miss.
The quality is amazing and a huge improvement over the DVD version.
The quality is amazing and a huge improvement over the DVD version.
Published 5 months ago by Anubis
Loved it
I very much enjoyed watching this film, so worth buying great from start to finish.All acted very well by all, and the story line was spot on.
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. L. Yeo
AV test disc
Awesome picture and sound quality disc. Some elements of the original film story were better but this film is still very good - recommended.
Published 11 months ago by GW
a perfect xmas pressie
anyone who likes how to loose a guy in 10 days (my nan does) she loves this as well, as its the same actors.
Published 13 months ago by ohall
Easy fun viewing
Saw this movie whilst in Cuba so it reminds me of hoidays. A light hearted romp. Funny at times. If you want something easy to watch this would be ideal.
Published 16 months ago by Markthegringo
for fun
If you have a couple of hours to waste, this is the film you need..I won't watch it again though
Published 22 months ago by Diana
Love This!
Bought this as it has my fave two people staring it in!
they work so well together!
not a bad film.. you can kinda guess the ending tho
but really good :D
they work so well together!
not a bad film.. you can kinda guess the ending tho
but really good :D
Published on 10 Feb 2010 by Ms. Samantha K. Hulme
A wasted opportunity
I thoroughly enjoying Sahara and was expecting something similar. It started slowly and I soon found myself thinking with this cast this film must get better. Sadly, it didn't! Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2010 by Mr. R. Caley
Excellent
This film really made me wanna jump in the sea and go digging for treasure myself!
Tess (Hudson) and Finn (McConaughey) have a dream to catch the sophia treasure buried in the... Read more
Tess (Hudson) and Finn (McConaughey) have a dream to catch the sophia treasure buried in the... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by S. Cole
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