Review of Gold (2017) by Teddy F — 05 Mar 2017

Gold is a very interesting and fun tale of a man who strikes gold...or does he? Matthew McConaughey is superb in his role as Kenny Wells, a down on his luck, prospector who wants to find gold more than he does money.

Going all out Matthew completely transforms himself for the role and becomes a whole different person to the point where you wonder why Bryce Dallas Howard's character would ever stay with a guy like him.

Micke Acosta, the other prospector who is hired to help him find the gold, is played by Edgar Ramirez who also does a very good job. The two have chemistry on screen as their character's work well together stumbling around in Indonesia, desperate for any form of gold.

Watching what Wells will do next is intriguing and if you don't know how the true story goes the ending will shock you. Gold has its comic moments, its dramatic moments, and is a job well done. Unlike a lot of critics, I thoroughly enjoyed the film and recommend it to anyone who saw and enjoyed War Dogs.