Movie Info
Genre
Adventure, RomanceRelease Date
February 08, 2008MPAA Rating
PG-13Studio
Warner Bros.Official Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Andy TennantProducer
Bernie Goldmann, Donald DeLine, Jon KlaneScreenwriter
John Claflin, Daniel ZelmanStarring
- Kate Hudson as Tess Finnegan
- Matthew McConaughey as Ben "Finn" Finnegan
- Donald Sutherland as Nigel Honeycutt
- Alexis Dziena
- Ray Winstone
- Ewen Bremner
- Kevin Hart
Movie Story
Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is good-natured, surf burn-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen's Dowry--40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, "Booty Calls". Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure's whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel's yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess' better judgment, the search rekindles her love...of discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finn's mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Flitch (Ray Winstone) has also set out to claim the prize.
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Reader's Reviews
You people kidding me?....I didn't laugh once the whole movie. It was another typical McConaughey movie but only worst. How to lose a guy in 10 days was a great movie and actually funny this on the other hand just plain sucked.
posted by chase on Jun 28, 2008
As with the other readers, I also found this movie extremely entertaining. To me (and the group I watched it with), it had everything we expected and more. Hudson and McConaughey were fantastic together and completely believable (as they were in "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days"). Their natural chemistry added together with the long-suffering wealthy father of a loveably ditzy wayward daughter, the rapper-gansta and his minions, crew of the yacht and other characters blended together in one of the most beautiful locations in the world and you can't help but enjoy the ride! It is exactly what movies of this genre are supposed to be - a brief escape from the stress of everyday life into a beautiful, wacky fantasy world complete with eye candy for all! Bravo!
posted by cruisincookie on Jun 18, 2008I agree with the other comments. I believed this movie was incredible. It may not be epic and grand like most other movies that have been coming out, but I have to say that this movie was definitely worth my time. Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey are an excellent couple together. First in How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days and now in Fools Gold. They have excellent chemistry and I dont think that any other couple could have ever pulled it off like they did. Whoever casted for Fools Gold has my gratitude. I hope we can see them in action again soon. I also wanted to say that when i read various peoples reviews of this movie on other sites, they mostly commented on how many times Matthew appeared shirtless and how this movie was an excuse to do so. I completely disagree. Hes young, Hes hot, Hes sexy, and i Definitely dont mind spending 2 hours watching him walk around topless and tan. Overall I give this lovable little romantic comedy a 5/5
posted by molly on Jun 14, 2008all ofyou don't know what your talking about. this was a great movie. cute. funny. great. what else do u expect out of a movie like this? two thumbs up
posted by ur_all_wrong899 on Apr 22, 2008
