Audience Screening Summary

Went to an audience screening last night (probably another 200 people there). Was two hours, so will have a little bit of a trim before release, and due to a number of f-bombs will probably get an NC-17 rating I guess.

Really enjoyed it, although the description here doesn't really do it justice. It's not really an adventure-esq treasure hunting movie as described. It's a drama/thriller with dry humor thrown into the mix. Think American Hustle/Big Short/Wolf of Wall Street in terms of the positioning and themes. 80's cars, shoulder-pads, Wall-street excesses, AMAZING soundtrack.

Not sure what protocol is here, have tried to not give too much away, but you can guess where the story goes if you've seen those 3 movies and the below spoiler tag just gives you a bit more steer on the plot.

It's really a ripping yarn "based on true events" of a mining company lead by McConaughey who make what they think is the largest gold discovery in Indonesia and what happens next as everyone tries to get a piece of the action. Then it turns out that someone has been tampering with the rock samples and the whole thing was is a fraud, billions of dollars has been spent and millions in cash is missing.

The pics on here of McConaughey are great as much like Christian Bale in American Hustle, must have put on a load of weight for this part. He really is the star of the movie, puts in a cracking performance. I can imagine it's being released in December with an Oscar nomination in mind for him and you can totally see him getting at least a nomination as he really throws himself into the part of this smoking, hustling, drinking, proud miner wanting his piece of the 80's American Dream. Corey Stoll is excellent and Bryce Dallas Howard plays the long-suffering wife/girlfriend.

All in all, great fun. If you liked those 3 movies, you'll like this. Happy to answer any questions.