BAD REVIEW: Gold (2016)

What went wrong? A lot did. Matthew McConaughey gained weight, shaved his head and wore false teeth. But more importantly, he seemed to act his heart out for a film that gives the viewer nothing in return. When the script gives up, he simply rambles on in that familiar McConaughey style. Guess what? We have 2 hours to go, folks. Editing wise, a monkey might as well have done it. The film begins and ends abruptly. The transitions between scenes are all over the place. Robert Elswit is completely wasted here as cinematographer. His work here is beautiful to look at, as always, which at least makes this film semi-watchable. All other aspects of this film is classic Oscar-bait and as fate would have it, it was shunned out of all of the awards in 2017. Is the better Mcconaughey movie Fool's Gold? You know, it just might be!