A prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with ambitious geologist and sets off on a journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. They eventually got their price but keeping was even more difficult, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street.
A film where the chaos acquires its own value and forces us to enjoy at a more primary level, unrelated to its stable and elaborate socioeconomic coordinates. [Full review in Spanish]
If a single performance could make a film, Gold would be, well, solid. McConaughey whoops and hollers and canters, delivering gimlet-eyed eulogies to the precious metal that has long bewitched him, but the film doesn't hold half the heat of his obsession.
Gold had all the elements for a richly entertaining picture, yet its reliance on McConaughey to indulge himself in his performance ultimately proves to be its downfall.
Film of ups and downs, Gaghan's work lacks the wrapping style that Syriana had. But in return, it offers the eternal fireworks of films about scams. [Full review in Spanish]
Despite McConaughey's commitment to the role, his Kenny is more pathetic than sympathetic, which makes caring about him for two hours a difficult task.
