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Airy, fairy date movie

Fool’s Gold (English)

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland

Director: Andy Tenant

For all who admire Matthew McConaughey’s wonderful bronze body, this is a film to go.

For, McConaughey, much like our very own Salman Khan, decides to do away with shirts and flaunts his golden pecs at every given opportunity.

And if your tastes are towards female eye candy, then of course, there are Kate Hudson and Alexis Dziena with twinkling belly buttons vying for attention.

Still not enough? There is Donald Sutherland making a welcome return to the big screen as elegantly turned out rich man in a luxury yacht. There are sundry characters like some rappers who are thugs and a pair of loving gay chefs.

And over and above everything, the film is shot in the lovely Bahamas, where the sky and sea are a brilliant blue.

But if you are still going to nitpick and ask for a coherent plot and character development, then you are just being greedy.

The film follows feckless treasure hunter Finn, who wants to win back his ex-wife Tess, finds some lost treasure, gets murderous rappers off his back and looks cool.

After much hectic goings and comings, pop history babble and adventures on scooters, planes and boats, all objectives are met and we can all go home after feasting on candy to our heart’s content. If we feel slightly sick at the end of it, that is the price to be paid for gorging on empty promise.

MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER

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