Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Fool’s Gold **
Cast:
Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Alexis Dziena, Ewan Bremmer, Ray Winstone, Kevin Hart
Director: Andy Tennant
Running Length: 1:52
MPAA Classification: PG-13

Finn (McConaughey) is looking for a lost Spanish Galleon in the Caribbean. He believes he has found the location, and has it marked by his own sunk ship. He enlists the help of his ex-wife, Tess (Hudson), who is intrigued until she finds he has no real proof of the Spanish ship’s location. Fate puts them together again on the boat of multi-millionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Sutherland) and his daughter, Gemma (Dziena). He is fascinated by Finn’s stories, and wants to help him find the treasure. Also looking to find the treasure are Moe (Winstone), Finn’s old mentor and gangster rapper Bigg Bunny (Hart), who Finn owes money to.

“Fool’s Gold” is a moderately entertaining film. McConaughey and Hudson are trying to recapture the chemistry from “How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days” with moderate success. Sutherland is sporting a poor English accent. Dziena stands out because her character is so incredibly stupid. She seems to steal the scenes she is in. The action is pretty good, especially in the last half hour. Overall, “Fool’s Gold” is forgettable though. Check this out on DVD if you must.

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