With the sudden death of his father, fourth-generation
prospector Kenny Wells sees the family business, Washoe Mining, rapidly decline
and him out of business. But ambitious Kenny has a dream, a vivid vision that
promises mountains of brilliant and pure gold in the lush jungles of remote
Indonesia; an aspiration which the well-known, yet still unlucky geologist
Michael Acosta shares. Before long, down-on-his-luck Kenny will convince the
eager geologist to become his partner and set off on an adventure deep into
uncharted territory, while in the meantime, he would hunt for investors.
Unfortunately though, as the risky expedition begins without a single speck of
gold or the promise of it on the horizon, disease and failure will begin to
threaten the short-lived dream. However, is it indeed an intriguingly bold and
reckless fantasy? Written by Nick Riganas
(Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)
I didn’t know what to think going into this film called
GOLD. I did get a brief taste of the trailer, which gave me hopes for what this
film may hold, but in the end I was rather pleased. I personally think Matt
McConaughey is a talented actor and in this film he was in his typical form. As
for the story it was a hard knock life, rags to riches type story, which for me
are one of the best types as one gets to see how one attains riches and how the
keeping of the riches tests their moral code. Films that I’d also consider to
be in this category would be Founder, Wolf of Wall Street, or even The Pursuit
of Happiness, all films that I definitely agree people watch. So for GOLD I
give it 4 stars of 5.
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