Gold
TWC-Dimension | Release Date: January 27, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
21
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 26, 2017
Despite its uneven tone, the film is compelling and, perhaps more importantly, relevant even though the actual historical events occurred two decades ago. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshJan 26, 2017
His latest film, Gold, directed by Stephen Gaghan, is his most extreme character work yet, with him playing a balding, paunchy, cigarette chomping gold prospector in the 1980s, and yet McConaughey is so good he makes it work. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 26, 2017
The acting is the purest thing in Gold. Read full review
75
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeDec 30, 2016
It’s a movie that both understands the basic desire to strike it rich and our deep understanding that one person’s wealth often comes at the expense of another person’s well-being. This isn’t a perfect movie, but it’s admirable for its ability to keep more than one thought in its head at a time. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredJoseph HernandezJan 31, 2017
Gold might be a flawed find, but it's worth seeing for Matthew McConaughey's performance alone. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJohn HazeltonJan 5, 2017
A bravura performance from Matthew McConaughey as a schlubby, roguish mineral prospector in desperate pursuit of the American Dream is the seam that gives Gold its value. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeDec 30, 2016
Directed with an odd mix of human compassion and giddy abandon by Stephen Gaghan (“Syriana”), Gold is a lively portrayal of what’s often misidentified as the American Dream, but might be more accurately described as the American Fantasy — where men dream of wealth and success without having to put in the work. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJan 27, 2017
His performance in Gold, as Kenny Wells, isn’t quite up to his Oscar-winning work in "Dallas Buyers Club," but it’s nevertheless a rousing feat without which this movie would have far less to recommend it. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJan 26, 2017
Unfortunately, not even all of McConaughey’s substantial powers can overcome director Stephen Gaghan’s lacklustre vision or the screenwriters’ muddy narrative. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversJan 26, 2017
As a movie, Gold is slim pickings. But McConaughey keeps you riveted. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrJan 25, 2017
The movie's an easy, engaging watch, even if it's literally all over the map. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJan 25, 2017
Gold never settles on a coherent point of view. Is the film supposed to be a critique of capitalism or is it a Horatio Alger story about a self-made man preyed upon by wall street? Read full review
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