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Gold (2016)
Gold follows the premise of a true story during the late 1980s and early 90s mining scandal of the apparent discovery of gold in Indonesia. Kenny Welsh, played by Matthew McConaughey in one of his most physically committed roles to date, is a man that has hit rock bottom in failing to maintain his family business and has now lost his home and is working out of a bar with what little dignity he has left. Welsh on the brink of total poverty, has a visionary dream that sends a surge of life back into him and he musters up several items to pawn to head for Indonesia in search for gold. In Indonesia he teams up with Michael Acosta, played by Edgar Ramirez, and establishes a contract and Welsh ensures he can fund Acosta in return for him finding Gold.
After the apparent 'discovery' there is an additional buzz from outside investors ready to offer an advisory role and to list the company on stock exchange and the film progresses and the truth is discovered that there has no in-fact been a gold discovery and the world was duped.
The film truthfully feels like a less glamorous and slower Wolf of Wall Street. There is no real connection or building of characters other than McConaughey's Kenny Welsh and the film merely coasts through with tedious dialogue and dull plot. Kudos to McConaughey for the commitment to the role physically as there is a genuine feel for a man that has hit rock bottom that is on his last leg. All and all, an extremely bland movie that feels like an attempt to recreate a similar nature to that of The Wolf of Wall Street.
Gold follows the premise of a true story during the late 1980s and early 90s mining scandal of the apparent discovery of gold in Indonesia. Kenny Welsh, played by Matthew McConaughey in one of his most physically committed roles to date, is a man that has hit rock bottom in failing to maintain his family business and has now lost his home and is working out of a bar with what little dignity he has left. Welsh on the brink of total poverty, has a visionary dream that sends a surge of life back into him and he musters up several items to pawn to head for Indonesia in search for gold. In Indonesia he teams up with Michael Acosta, played by Edgar Ramirez, and establishes a contract and Welsh ensures he can fund Acosta in return for him finding Gold.
After the apparent 'discovery' there is an additional buzz from outside investors ready to offer an advisory role and to list the company on stock exchange and the film progresses and the truth is discovered that there has no in-fact been a gold discovery and the world was duped.
The film truthfully feels like a less glamorous and slower Wolf of Wall Street. There is no real connection or building of characters other than McConaughey's Kenny Welsh and the film merely coasts through with tedious dialogue and dull plot. Kudos to McConaughey for the commitment to the role physically as there is a genuine feel for a man that has hit rock bottom that is on his last leg. All and all, an extremely bland movie that feels like an attempt to recreate a similar nature to that of The Wolf of Wall Street.