Fool's Gold (2008/I)

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

Treasure | Rapper | Rap Star | Island | Yacht

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16	2:35 PM	MAX
Fri. Nov. 20	10:00 PM	MAX

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References A Wild Hare (1940)

Soundtrack:

You Can Get It If You Really Want

Great movie!

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.