Fool's Gold (DVD)

I loved "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" , I thought it was really funny, it had an interesting story and it had a great cast - I just love Matthew McConaughey and his chemistry with Kate Hudson was just brilliant. So when I saw "Fools Gold" in my housemates DVD collection, I just had to give it a go. Good Sunday night viewing, easy watching a few laughs, good rom com with lots of chemistry with Kate Hudson and Matthew Mc.C. Right? Wrong. The Story ======= Matthew plays Benjamin Finnegan, a sea treasure hunter. At the beginning of the film we see as he escapes death from a group of thugs whom he owes ...  Read the complete review

When Finn (Matthew McConaughey) finally stumbles upon a clue as to the location of the lost Spanish treasure he has spent his life looking for the timing couldn't be worse. Having just seen his boat sink and his wife Tess (Kate Hudson) divorcing him, he is still determined to find the treasure they had both spent years looking for. Somehow he manages to convince Tess and the millionaire whose boat she is working on to help him find the treasure. Of course an old employer of Finn has been employed by the owner of the Island to find the treasure as well and what ensues is a race between the two teams to find the treasure first. I wasn't particularly sure what to ...  Read the complete review

I hadn't been to the cinema for a couple of weeks and as my friend and I fancied a quiet night we decided to take a trip to see the newly released "Fool's Gold"last weekend. From the adverts we'd both seen it looked like an easy to watch, happy go lucky type of film aimed more at the female market than the male market. The Plot The film begins with the divorce of Ben Finn Finnegan from his wife Tess Finnegan which takes place in Cuba where they both currently live. Ben makes a living, if it can be called that, from hunting for the legendary Queen's Dowry treasure which apparently sunk in a ship back in the 18th century while his wife Tess ...  Read the complete review

Finn and Tess get divorced at the very same time that the buried treasure they devoted years to looking for seems to be on the brink of being found, so they both go together, along with a millionaire who's boat Tess works on and with his spoilt daughter in tow. Finn's unreliable ways have landed him in bother with notorious criminal, who owns the island where they are searching for the treasure and also has his interests set on acquiring it. The lead characters of Finn and Tess are played by Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, who have both starred together before in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. My first word of warning would be don't go to this expecting ...  Read the complete review

I was a bit bored this weekend, and was looking for something to watch in the evenings as there is just nothing on Sky despite the 100 odd channels we have! So I went to the library and had a look at the DVDs they have to offer, and saw the newly released film Fool's Gold, and since it starred Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, the decision was made for me! I was a little put off by the bad reviews but decided I'd give it a go anyway. Benjamin and Tess Finnegan have just gotten divorced in Cuba, but neither seems very happy about it. They both have a joint ambition of finding an old sunken Spanish ship containing jewels and treasure from the 1700's, but have ...  Read the complete review