Review - Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold isn't a bad movie, nor is it a good movie. As a matter of fact, by tomorrow I will probably have forgotten that it exists at all. The plot is paper-thin, consisting of an estranged couple who decide to give love one last try while they try to unearth the Queen's Dowry, a famed treasure that went down on a ship just outside the Florida Keys. They enlist the help of an adventurous billionaire and his slutty teenage daughter and face off against another treasure hunter and a rapper mogul, Bigg Bunny. (no really, that's his name!) These plot details don't really scream genius screenplay, but one could hope for the sort of quirky charm that Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts achieved in The Mexican. Unfortunately, one would also be sorely disappointed as Gold is much more Into the Blue than The Mexican.

In the film, Tess (Hudson) is told it was a mistake to marry a guy for the sex, and expect him to be smart. Audiences will feel the same way: It's a mistake to go to this film for the sexy stars and expect an intelligent screenplay. Director Andy Tennant makes no attempt to convince audiences that his film is about anything more than a shirtless McConaughey.