Fool's Gold (2008)

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers (WGA):

John Claflin (screenplay) &
Daniel Zelman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 febrero 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Frase comercial:

This February True Love Takes a Dive.

Plot:

A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple's sense of adventure -- and their estranged romance. |

Plot Keywords:

Key West Florida | Heiress | Rastafarian | Underwater Scenes | Sex

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Uh...Who Would Think It'd Be This Violent?

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Cast

Matthew McConaughey	...	Benjamin Finnegan
Kate Hudson	...	Tess Finnegan
Donald Sutherland	...	Nigel Honeycutt
Alexis Dziena	...	Gemma Honeycutt
Ewen Bremner	...	Alfonz
Ray Winstone	...	Moe Fitch
Kevin Hart	...	Bigg Bunny
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	...	Cordell
Brian Hooks	...	Curtis
David Roberts	...	Cyrus
Michael Mulheren	...	Eddie
Adam LeFevre	...	Gary
Rohan Nichol	...	Stefan
Roger Sciberras	...	Andras
Elizabeth Connolly	...	Precious Gem Crew Nurse

También conocida como:

Amor y tesoro (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity and language.

Duración:

USA:113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Clasificación:

Argentina:13 | Ireland:12A | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12A | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43987) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Hong Kong:IIA | South Korea:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The Bahamas are relatively flat islands and not mountainous. (Only the water scenes were filmed in the Bahamas, at Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera.)

Quotes:

Ben 'Finn' Finnegan: [to his investors, after he accidentally sunk his boat] Hey, boats sink! No one knows why!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood (#33.5)" (2008)

Uh...Who Would Think It'd Be This Violent?

So I thought, hey, why not see this - mindless date movie with attractive leads and exotic locales, right? Lots of underwater footage, beachy locations, sexy but not too sexy - no big deal, right? Wow. The writers REALLY don't get what a romantic comedy is supposed to be at all. They also, it should be noted, have no idea how to write a filmable script.

There are far too many scenes of characters sharing expository dialogue (which is fine if it happens once, maybe twice) to help the lesser minds in the audience catch up. But the plot is so needlessly convoluted that after the overdrawn setup is finally explained these hacks manage to make you 1) still not understand what the hell is going on and 2) not care anymore.

Boredom sets in early as numerous subplots are cast aside for a handful of overplayed ones. The "in debt to gangsters" plot, the "stern but benevolent father figure" plot and the always exciting "come on, it's obvious you two are still in love" plot.

Some side notes: too many people are killed, shot or mortally maimed by geysering tide waters. Seriously, I can handle Rambo but not in this movie. Also, the climactic plane crash played for laughs in the trailer? It's played for heavy, heavy suspense and drama in the movie. Tone deaf writing and direction.

The cast, it should be noted, with the exception of one terribly written part that sadly would humiliate any actor, comes off alright by the credits - you can't fault their professional devotion to the craft, even if it is in service of such crappy amateur material like this script.