Gold

Not to be confused with "Fool's Gold", the other movie with McConaughey where he was much better looking, had a full head of hair, and a better looking babe.  No this is one of the years most underrated and non commercialized movies, if not the most!  I could call it a hidden gem, but I think it crosses the line of actually being hidden.  Ahhh, gold!  You know all about the gold market by now, especially since the market became saturated with "We Buy Gold" kiosks a few years back.  Well this takes place a few years before we all knew about it, and focuses on a down on his luck prospector who teams with a long shot geologist to strike it rich finding a gold mine.  Both who are hungry and have extremely high aspirations head to Indonesia where everything goes wrong, only to fall perfectly in place.  Well there are some twists and turns along the way and the movie turns into Wolf of Wall Street, meets Blood Diamond in a way.  This true story was absolutely incredible!  Maybe because I didn't expect a whole lot going in, but damn, it knocked my socks off.  McConaughey can certainly transform himself which is why he is one of our generations better actors, but the story itself really killed it.  Definitely watch this movie, especially if you have a box of Grandmas old gold hidden in your closet.

FYI:  McConaughey gained 45 lbs for this movie by eating cheeseburgers, beer, and milkshakes!

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