Review of Gold (2017) by Farah R — 10 Jul 2017

The movie itself isn't great, but McConaughey deserved an Oscar Nomination for this role.

This review of Gold (2017) was written by Farah R on 10 Jul 2017.

Gold has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Leon W (120) on 28 Sep 2017

Shallow but decent film that just kind of happens. Nothing wrong with it but it's kind of just there…

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By Bill W (569) on 30 May 2017

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By Colton F (8) on 31 May 2017

Entertaining enough inspired-by-true-events story. Matthew McConaughey was superb as usual (and quite unrecognisable)…

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By Marc M (216) on 03 Sep 2018

I really enjoyed this movie. For me this was a case of the critics getting it wrong…

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By Keemt (24) on 24 Aug 2017

Way better than The Big Short (which was pretty good). How can people not love this movie…

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By Ben S (1,411) on 02 Jan 2018

A very interesting true story about how greed makes us see what we want to see…

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By Diego Batlle (225) for Otroscines.com (322) on 10 Oct 2017

A film made with craft, but also with a lot of formulas in its exploration and reformulation of the eternal myth of the (North) American dream…

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By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

A takedown of the kind of high-octane greed and speculation that lead to financial crashes, it stars Matthew McConaughey in all his sweaty,…

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By Carol B (148) on 23 Oct 2017

Are you guys crazy? This was a great film!! I LOVED IT! Full of unexpected turns. Fabulous inhabitation of a character…

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By Brian H (1,202) on 03 Sep 2017

If it wasn't for Matthew McConaughey, would be a horrible movie…

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