Gold landed on Stan back on 26 January 2022, this followed a limited theatrical on 13 January 2022. However when recently in Thailand I noticed it was also coming to the cinemas there. So it was high time I saw this Australian made, Zac Efron film.
Described as a survival thriller it's directed by Anthony Hayes along with starring him, Efron with Wentworth's Susie Porter. It's a small cast in a COVID safe filming kind of new world order.
It currently has a great Rotten Tomatoes score 89%, that said, what did I think of this at home "cinema" experience?
The film includes a desert sandstorm scene, for which fans and sand were transported to the desert location. However a real sandstorm began in the region and the actors agreed to shoot in it instead. Efron broke a bone in his hand halfway through the shoot, but concealed it from the crew to avoid stalling production.
While I love Efron (even though I hated Firestarter last week) this just wasn't for me. Was it the lack of action, pace or storyline? Or even conclusion at the end. This was really just an old slow burn.
If you need some background noise or just an Efron fix, this might be for you. Don't expect much, 2 stars.
PS - Why on Earth is the latest Aussie film, The Drovers Wife so hard to see? HOYTS better late than never it lands three sessions a day at my local from tomorrow!
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