Synopsis
Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan has sunk his marriage to Tess and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he drags Tess and her boss, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, along on the hunt. But Finn is not the only one interested in the gold; his former mentor-turned-enemy Moe Fitch, hired by rapper-turned-gangster Bigg Bunny, will stop at nothing to beat him to it.
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Cast
- Matthew McConaugheyBen 'Finn' Finnegan
- Kate HudsonTess Finnegan
- Donald SutherlandNigel Honeycutt
- Alexis DzienaGemma Honeycutt
- Ewen BremnerAlfonz
- Ray WinstoneMoe Fitch
- Kevin HartBigg Bunny
- Malcolm-Jamal WarnerCordell
- Brian HooksCurtis
- David RobertsCyrus
Recommendations
- 63
ReelViews
The movie isn't entirely successful as a romance or as an adventure, which makes the experience of watching it feel shallow and hollow, sort of like the stars and the plot. - 58
The A.V. Club
Tennant keeps his extravagantly stupid new comedy breezing along affably on the strength of photogenic locales, obscenely beautiful stars, a laid-back soundtrack, and a wholesale unwillingness to take itself the least bit seriously. - 50
Chicago Tribune
A movie that keeps reminding you of its antecedents, all the way back to 1984 and the comic adventure “Romancing the Stone.” - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
A soggy, listless affair, this would-be fun-in-the-sun sunken-treasure frivolity starts taking on water from the get-go, thanks to drawn-out exposition and languid pacing. - 40
Variety
A listless romantic comedy that, almost out of desperation, turns a little more violent than necessary near the end. - 38
Charlotte Observer
Of COURSE it's bad. It was always going to be. But it's worse than necessary. - 30
Washington Post
Any more than two writers on a movie usually spells trouble. On the other hand, that two of the three scribes responsible for Fool's Gold have previously specialized in horror makes perfect sense. - 25
Entertainment Weekly
Kate Hudson is as blah and dazed as her costar is cloyingly enthused. If it's possible to have too even a tan, Hudson in Fool's Gold would be the poster child for it.
