McConaughey makes an amiable enough fool, and the sunny, spirited Hudson is just as Gold(ie) as ever. For a mainstream February release, this one isn't so bad.
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02/07/08
Fool's Gold (2008)
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Reviews Counted:138
Fresh:14
Rotten:124
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: With little chemistry among the performers, humorless gags, and a predictable storyline, Fool's Gold fails on every level.
Theatrical Release:18-04-2008
Synopsis: Having proven themselves a magnetic pair in 2003's HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS, Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey team up once again as two fun-loving, bickering exes in this action-packed,... [More]
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner
Director: Andy Tennant
Reviews for Fool's Gold
Of course it's bad. It was always going to be. But it's worse than necessary.
02/07/08
It's early in the year, but I defy any 2008 comedy to be as stupid, slack and sexless as Fool's Gold. And I'm counting Paris Hilton's appalling The Hottie and the Nottie, which is marginally better.
02/07/08
Matthew McConaughey goes beefcake in blah romcom.
02/07/08
The fools, it turns out, are audience members who get duped into thinking this will be a fun, energetic romp.
02/07/08
This movie is a lot like going on vacation and only eating at chain restaurants: familiar and bland, despite the beautiful surroundings.
02/07/08
I can't think of why anyone would want to endure this soggy mess.
02/07/08
I can't imagine why on Earth anyone would want a movie to fail so spectacularly on every level -- perhaps there's some sort of tax shelter thing involved, or a Springtime for Hitler scam scenario -- but here it is.
02/07/08
Fool's Gold is a movie that keeps reminding you of its antecedents, all the way back to 1984 and the comic adventure Romancing the Stone.
02/07/08
It's like Raiders of the Lost Ark, only for retards.
02/07/08
That two of the three scribes responsible for Fool's Gold have previously specialized in horror makes perfect sense.
02/07/08
The film exec who apparently thought that these two were the next Tracy and Hepburn was sadly mistaken. Heck, Matthew and Kate aren't even the new Frankie and Annette.
02/07/08
A movie that manages to be everything -- romantic comedy, adventure film, family melodrama, farce, gangster movie, and history lesson -- and absolutely nothing all at once.
02/07/08
Fool's Gold is a disposable beach paperback of a movie, easy to digest and even easier to forget.
02/07/08
An 'as-if' romantic adventure reunites How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days lovebirds Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in a sun-soaked treasure hunt that squanders everybody's time, including yours.
02/07/08
Watching a movie this life-sucking, you start to scour the surroundings for something -- anything -- to hold your interest.
02/07/08
There's more continuity in an episode of Teletubbies.
02/07/08
McConaughey bravely rips off his shirt, throws himself in front of the women and selflessly absorbs the camera's leers.
02/07/08
Like watching blond eight-year-olds play a game of Clue, Fool’s Gold will have you seriously wondering if it was a film made for adults.
02/07/08
It's going to be dragged through the critical mud because it's not "Atonement."
02/06/08
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