Tampa Film Fan

What I Disliked: This movie tries to be all things to all people, but ends up being not much to anyone. Kate Hudson’s character Tess, a steward on a millionaire’s yacht, is finally divorcing her irresponsible husband of eight years, surfer dude and treasure hunter Finnigan (Matthew McConaughey), who has just discovered the 18th century Spanish “Queen’s booty” they’ve searched for all these years. On the run from his financier’s thugs, however, Finnigan can’t recover the treasure without Tess’s help and her millionaire boss’s financial support. “Fool’s Gold” starts out as a romantic comedy, turns into an action/adventure thriller, and finishes as an over-the-top, predictable jumble of genres and storylines. The only consistencies were the weak characters and the regular whacks to the head that Finnigan received throughout the movie.

Would I Recommend?: Only if you’re overwhelmed, overworked and in desperate need of vegging out with a big bucket of popcorn in front of a brightly colored, flimsy flick for a couple of hours. Otherwise, save your money.