...and this film certainly isn't gold!I appreciate that this film was never intended to be serious or groundbreaking, but they could at least have made it good. My main criticism of Fools Gold is that it seems to be in two minds about whether it wants to be a romantic comedy or an action-adventure film, without ever deciding or committing to either.
Everyone knows what's going to happen in a rom-com. They lead guy and the lead girl are going to get together. Hell, it's why we go to see them. The key to making it good is in the suspence, the build up. However the filmmakers have decided to do away with that altogether and Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey get it on just over half way through the film - killing the sexual tension and that subplot off at the same time.
So if creating a successfull rom-com wasn't top of the agend, you would think that making a great adventure film would be.
Apparantly not. The feeble plot (weaker than even 'Sahara') just seems to give up any attempt at credibility towards the end. It almost looks like the writers finished the story and realised they didnt have enough material to fill 90 minutes, so they just kept moving the goalposts (or treasure in this case) in order that the leads had to keep looking. Instead of creating more obstacles on the path to the treasure, they simply made the path longer - filling the time with distance, not substance.
To top it off, Hudson and McConaughey barely keep things afloat in the chemist department either. They sizzled in 'How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days' but here they seem so accutely aware that what they are making is bad that they just haven't bothered to make the effort.
For the everage 12 year old girl, I'm sure they sunny climate and silly action is enough to keep them entertained for the duration, but I doubt even they will remember it in a weeks time.
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