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“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Matthew McConaughey, I was quite eager to check it out. Basical”
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Matthew McConaughey, I was quite eager to check it out. Basically, it turned out to be some kind of mix of ‘The Wolf of Wall Street', with ‘The Hoax’ and some gold digging. Well, even if this mix was pretty wild and fairly entertaining, to be honest, I can’t say I was really sold though. Eventually, after the movie was over, even if it was based on a true story, I was wondering what they actually made up. Indeed, there were just too many twists to make it really believable. Seriously, at least 5 times during the whole duration, the main character managed to get filthy rich and then to lose it all over again. As a result, even though McConaughey delivered here another solid performance, his charac” read more
Movies watched in 2017
BradWesley123's Movie Journal- May 2017 (33 movies items)" DVD- 2hrs. 1min. First Viewing Gold is one of those Goodfellas knockoffs; the editing, storytelling, style, etc. all feels like it was Scorsese-inspired. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it just means that a film really has to tell an inventive story, or find a new spin on an old one. Gold, somewhat, splits the difference there; its not about gangsters, and it frequently judges its characters (unlike the previous film), but keeps the energy. It's all a bit too controlled to achieve a frenzie"
Ranking The Movies I saw in Theatres 2017
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Anautix' Movie Diary 2017
The Cinephile's Film Journal: 2017
Watched in 2017 (203 movies items)"Watched 05/05/2017 Rating 6.0/10 Format: Blu Ray While its subject matter isnt that intriguing McConaughey and the rest of the cast do a good enough job to make the film watchable. "