Yes, this is another Guy Ritchie project. The Fountain Of Youth blends aspects of a caper movie with a dollop of Indiana Jones. In this movie (2 hours, 5 minutes) there really is a Fountain of Youth, but it’s protected by a secret society called Protectors of the Path.
John Krasinski plays Luke Purdue, dealer in rare antiquities. Purdue’s little sister, Charlotte (played by Natalie Portman), is facing an acrimonious divorce and has settled into a routine as a mom and art curator. When Purdue shows up at her museum and steals a priceless Rembrandt, Charlotte finds herself dragged into trouble: losing her job and risking custody of her son Thomas (Benjamin Chivers).
To solve Charlotte’s problems, Purdue presents his sister with a billion-dollar solution: join him and their father’s team of researchers and explorers, and the group’s cancer-stricken, ultra-wealthy benefactor, Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson), who will bankroll her and any impending legal battle against her ex-husband. The only catch? Their task is to locate the legendary Fountain of Youth.
Silly and mildly entertaining. GRADE: C+
This one sounds sub-THE LIBRARIANS, even with a likable cast.
Todd, I liked THE LIBRARIANS initially, but eventually abandoned it after a couple of seasons. The new version of THE LIBRARIANS has gained good reviews, but I have a lot of programs to watch now.
Sometimes silly and mildly entertaining is the ticket.
Fred, I agree. I enjoy silly and mildly entertaining action movies.
Where is Nicolas Cage when we need him and his over the top craziness? Even if we had Apple +, I wouldn’t be watching this.
Jeff, Bill Crider loved Nicolas Cage at his zaniness best! FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH is a slight Summer entertainment.
Why is Guy Ritchie everywhere all of a sudden? Jackie liked THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE (with REACHER’s Alan Ritchson and THE WITCHER’s Henry Cavill) and MOBLAND.
Jeff, I liked MOBLAND and I have THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE on my Watch Soon list. Ritchie must have stumbled onto some millions of movie Development dollars…
This looks and sounds like the kind of low budget stuff that would have played on the second tier cable networks back in the early aughts. The difference now being streamers throw unconscionable amounts of money on these things and hire overrated hacks like Ritchie along with similarly overpriced, overrated and illsuited actors a good decade past their nostalgic prime.
This sounds just awful but like all streamer movies it will thankfully be forgotten by the time I finish typing this sentence.
Byron, there seems to be an endless supply of “features” like FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH on Apple TV+, Netflix, HULU, and other streaming channels.
When the news of this came out, I thought the cast looked appealing, but then I saw it was Guy Ritchie and lost all interest. Then the reviews came out….
Jeff, the reviews for FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, to be kind, have been “mixed.”