Jody Bruchon Action! Treasure! Bikinis! Water! On the surface, Deep Gold promises the potential viewer an action-packed film that you'll love so much, you'll keep coming back to see it again and again. The problem with promising something huge is that it's hard to deliver on that promise, and Deep Gold certainly failed to deliver.The main reason I'm writing this review is because this film was awful enough to be memorable as one of the only movies I ever recall throwing away immediately after watching. Deep Gold seems like it might be a decent movie when you start watching it, but the way in which the plot progresses is simply uninteresting. There isn't anything about the characters that makes them stand out. The words "lackluster" and "generic" keep coming to mind even as I write this, and it's true: you've seen this same basic story repeated many times over in much more exciting movies. The worst part is that the action sequences are poorly cut, poorly choreographed, and aren't as enjoyable as they seem to believe they are. They're also sometimes awkward and annoying, but the music is rapid and intense, leading to a bizarre, unpleasant feeling of dissonance that is difficult to explain.I will admit that there are a few visually interesting aspects, particularly since it was shot in the Philippines. There are plenty of boats and other water-related things that a land-locked soul might enjoy seeing, and also some shots in mountains and forests that look different from what we're used to seeing in many Hollywood productions. Reasonably attractive women in bathing suits, shiny black pants, and light clothing are included as an attempt at providing some mild titillation. Unfortunately, this "eye candy" doesn't save Deep Gold from its problems.What really irked me after being disappointed enough to toss the film directly into the trash can was coming to IMDb out of curiosity and seeing a lot of highly rated reviews. They couldn't sound more like paid shill reviews if they tried. I am surprised that they are still up as of December 2015.This is NOT a film that you're going to enjoy enough to want to watch twice, but you might want to watch it once just to increase your appreciation of other (better) films, or perhaps if you have a serious thing for Filipino ladies in films and don't care about the plot.

zmail-77704 I have to admit I sat through 45 minutes of the Blu-Ray of this before turning off in disgust at the atrocious acting and direction as well as the ridiculousness of the plot. Not only do the main characters of this movie not know how to act to save their lives but they are at the mercy of a director who doesn't know how to get anything other than wooden responses out of them. And the cutting leaves in pauses and frozen moments after 'action' which are indefensible. On top of that the holes in the plot are inexcusable. We see what must be ten tons of gold being picked up by a fork lift truck and soldiers tossing around gold bars like they were lumps of plastic (which they clearly are). And a plane goes 'missing' in broad daylight having been watched by a local radio broadcaster who narrates it live! And the only one to find this out is the pilot's girlfriend? Really? And the guy who tips her off gets shot in the belly while helping her 'escape' in his car but there are no visible bullet holes in the car to show how, exactly, the bullet would get to his belly. I think you get the gist already. This isn't even fun or light entertainment, it's simply abysmal.

karmicm For those of you who don't know the elegant and fabulous Bebe Pham - Vietnamese Supermodel Extraordinaire, this was her US debut. The suspense thriller takes place on the beautiful islands of Philippines. The movie started off a little slow but picked up speed, action and intrigue as the film progressed. I didn't notice I was holding my breath during the underwater fight scene! Mick Gleissner and Amelia Jackson Gray did a great job in their roles. Bebe could use a little coaching in the acting. At first I didn't care about her, but I did warm up to her her sister, played by Jaymee Ong. But this is more of an action film and I liked the underwater scenes in 3D.

erin-38-702718 Deep Gold is a take on a classic storyline – lost gold and the race to find it – action scenes, beautiful girls and fantastic scenery. It's a visual treat.One of the great pluses is that for once, the running time is sensible. It drives me crazy that so many movies these days run close to two hours. The underwater scenes were on the dark side, made worse by the need to wear glasses for the 3D. Considering the cost and technical requirements that must have gone into them, the 3D undermined those scenes.Some of the supporting actors make for entertaining watching. Michael Gleissner played the duplicitous villain really well. Laury Prudent does a solid job, although I think there should have been some explanation as to how and why her character was operating a station on a remote Philippine island. Jaymee Ong and Amelia Jackson-Gray delivered the best performances after Michael Gleissner. I also enjoyed the performance of the actor playing the main Philippine officer.I think this is a great rental movie.