The film is directed by Andy Tennant and reunites the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson.

Tess and Finn find and follow clues to an ancient church and discover a diary describing the treasure's location.

[citation needed] Scenes were also filmed at Batt Reef, where Steve Irwin died from a stingray barb in 2006.

[4] Inside scenes were shot on a sound stage at the Warner Bros studio facility and the actors and crew stayed in luxury homes and apartments on the Gold Coast.

"[citation needed] Two crew members were stung by Irukandji jellyfish during filming, so some of the water scenes were shot in the Caribbean because the actors were so frightened.

[5] Fool's Gold was released on February 8, 2008, in the North America and grossed $21.5 million in 3,125 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office.

The website's consensus reads: "With little chemistry among the performers, humorless gags, and a predictable storyline, Fool's Gold fails on every level.

"[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 29 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

"[15][16] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film zero stars out of four and said "Paris Hilton's appalling The Hottie and the Nottie is "marginally better."

Vonder Haar said McConaughey plays Finn "as Sahara's Dirk Pitt minus the SEAL training and a few million brain cells."

Smith said "the outcome is predictable" and "The wasted talents include Sutherland, affecting a hokey British accent, and hatchet-faced Ewen Bremner.

"[13] Brian Lowry of Variety said, "The lure of Matthew McConaughey shirtless for extended stretches doubtless has some marketing value, but after that, Fool's Gold offers small compensation."

A ridiculous, unerringly tedious plot is weighed down by listless performances from a cast who clearly wished they were somewhere else, despite the sumptuous location.