isla s
This film has the feel of a feature length TV program about it. Perhaps thats because James Nesbitt and Maisie Williams star and their more well known for being in TV shows but I wouldn't say it looked like it had a massive budget. Its a film about a somewhat dysfunctional family who are reintroduced (as it were) to someone they haven't seen in years. There are some amusing moments/scenes, in a cringe-y way and I thought the cast did pretty well in their roles - both Nesbitt and Williams are equally amusing in their roles. This is an easy and light watch that isn't heavy on laughs but is perfectly watchable and fairly entertaining overall. I thought it had a little bit of a comic book type feel to it, with the characters being somewhat animated in nature. This is hardly a greatly original film but it's certainly not bad either, so if this interests you, then I'd say yes, its worth seeing but maybe don't expect a great deal. Oh and if I were to compare it to another film perhaps I'd go with Little Miss Sunshine, in terms of the dysfunctional family aspect. It's not as funny as Little Miss Sunshine though.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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r 9
Extremely rough around the edges. Almost charmingly so, but not quite.
'Gold' hits many a trope/cliché for what it aims to do, which is obvious to see but it's not produced with the softest of touches. I do like the cast, from Maisie Williams to James Nesbitt to Kerry Condon to David Wilmot, but they don't have much to work with unfortunately. At least it doesn't run for too long.
I wouldn't class it as anything bad per se, though I can't see myself remembering this in t-minus 1 day.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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I really enjoyed this movie. Maisie Williams does an incredible job in this performance. Also great acting all around. It's refreshing to see Maisie Williams in something with a happy ending (I'm a Game of Thrones fan, so I'm used to that) it made me laugh at times, and It made me cry at times, and the ending made me really happy. I don't understand why this has such negative ratings from viewers and critics, I think this is a great movie, and I will definitely watch it again at some point.
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02/22/23
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jesse o
This is a good little indie comedy. I don't know if that sounds derisive or not, but I legitimately did think that this was a good movie. It's not what one would call the most unique indie comedy in the world, but it does benefit from a really talented cast and some good writing. I do think that, perhaps, the film could've explored a bit more what abandoning a child does to that child once they grow up. Though, I do think, in Ray's case at least, he wasn't really healthy enough mentally to be able to be in his daughter's life at that time. But there's an interesting story to tell here with that and the film just sort of passes that chance up. And I say this as someone who grew up without a father. Not that I blame them for taking this approach, since I'm sure that they wanted to keep the movie light, relatively speaking, and going into what not being in your child's life as they're growing up does to them when you, somehow, want back in again. That's some fairly heavy stuff and the film stays away from that. But I just feel that it would've been interesting to touch on. With that said, I don't really think the film is, at any point, one where you laugh out loud. There are some segments where they show a training video Frank created and it's as cheesy as it probably sounds. But those were the comedic highlights of the film, for sure. As I mentioned, the film has a really strong cast. Maisie Williams is a really good actress and I think she plays the role with an edge, but not necessarily as unlikable as her character might come across at times. That's a really hard thing to pull off, honestly. There's so many times when, in stories like this, the kids affect come across like such dicks. This is a pretty serious subject matter and, I think, that the fact that kids are upset at their father, or mother, who abandoned them is certainly justified. But sometimes the writing makes it seem like they're in the wrong. So I'm glad to see that Maisie managed to find that balance. David Wilmot is also real good here. Like I mentioned earlier, his reasons for leaving, I believe, were legitimate. He wasn't someone that you'd want your child growing up around. And, again, the film finds a balance between him doing it for the right reasons and him doing it out of selfishness. I don't think that line ever leans towards the selfishness of it, but it does make you question it, even if they never bring it up. James Nesbitt and Kerry Condon are always good, so no surprises there. The film has a good indie-esque soundtrack. But, honestly, while the film is good at a lot of things, it never really excels at any one of them. It's not a great comedy, it's not a great drama, it's not a great exploration of father-daughter relationships. It's not a great anything. It's a jack-of-all trades and that's a bit of a shame. This should've been a great movie, it had all the ingredients, but then it used those ingredients to make a three-star meal. I'd still recommend this movie, however, it's a good movie. So if you have Netflix, then give this a shot.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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Story isn't the most compelling and isn't terribly believable, but Maisie Williams is great as always.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/10/23
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Gold wasn't a movie I planned on watching, but i'm glad i winged it. It was a nice wee independent film with good performances especially from Maisie Williams. James Nesbitt's character in this movie (Frank) annoyed me, but i suppose that was his purpose to be the character you disliked, as it was more of a story of redemption for David Wilmot's character (Ray). All and all it was a nice story and a good diversion check it out on Netflix :)
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/29/23
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