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Overview

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Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers (WGA):

John Claflin (screenplay) &
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Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA) more

Tagline:

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. full summary | full synopsis

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4 nominations more

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Great movie! more (110 total)


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MPAA:

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

Runtime:

113 min

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USA

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English

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Color

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2.35 : 1 more

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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Filming Locations:

Bahamas more


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"Moe Fitch" is based on treasure hunter Mel Fisher, whose Key West maritime museum houses gold and silver artifacts from Spanish treasure ships. more

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Continuity: The view out the front of the airplane from the pilot's seat is not from the Cessna 206 used for the outside shots. The view out the front has structural bars along the sides of the windscreen, which the 206 doesn't have. more

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Andras: [after seeing Gemma's hat fly off in the wind] Hey look! The hat! He is a Frisbee. more

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References A Wild Hare (1940) more

Soundtrack:

You Can Get It If You Really Want more


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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie!, 21 July 2008
Author: aharriman from United States

Too often in far fetched films, people criticize what is obviously a director's attempt to be tongue-in-cheek. The rapper was supposed to be wimpy and the goons were supposed to be idiots. This is made clear in the beginning when they sat on the beach and watched the boat burn and sink. Gemma Honeycutt was a MAJOR part of the symbolism in the film...father and daughter finding each other like "lost treasure".

The relationship between the Ben and Tess is typical of contemporary American relationships...how long do you hold onto your dreams? When does reality check in? Ben Finnegan is wrongly labeled a "loser" by some. A loser would have given up on a dream many years ago and been to lazy in the first place. Some of history's greatest people were purpose driven and poor most of their lives. Overall, it is a predictable movie...and I was glad it was...it made for a happy ending and that is what I was in the mood for when I watched it.

You have a chance to see this movie, do so. It's good.

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