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Synopsis: Benjamin Finnegan is a deep-sea treasure hunter certain he's onto the find of the century in waters near an island close to Key West owned by a murderous rap star to whom Ben is in debt. Ben's flat broke and recently divorced from Tess, his long-time research and diving partner whom he still loves. She's nearby, working as a steward aboard the yacht of Nigel Honeycutt, a multimillionaire. The rapper has hired a rival treasurer hunter. Can Ben convince Nigel to bankroll his search, convince Tess to work with him, keep the rapper and his thugs at bay, and find a Spanish treasure hidden for centuries and rich beyond imagination?
Director(s): Andy Tennant
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
PG-13
Year:
2008
112 min
$70,158,206
Website
1,947 Views


Another boat, new equipment, everything.

And I doubt he's gonna squeeze

another dime out of that Bugs Bunny.

- Bugs Bunny?

- The rapper guy we had the fight about.

- You mean Bigg Bunny Deenz?

- Yeah.

- Bigg Bunny Deenz is Finn's investor?

- Yeah.

- Hey, Gary?

- He is a very dangerous guy.

I did like that one song he had,

"Call Me Thumper. "

That was some funny sh*t.

- Anyway...

- There's something wrong with my bisque.

- I'm sorry, honey.

- Anyway...

But I don't get it,

because has Finn ever even met Nigel?

No. But he will, don't you understand?

He is a genius at exactly three things:

Treasure salving, finding money

for treasure salving, and one other thing.

- What other thing?

- What other thing?

I don't wanna talk about it.

How do you plan to get another boat?

I can't think about this right now, Alfonz.

I just got divorced.

May I make a suggestion?

No.

You see that big yacht lying offshore?

No, which one?

The owner is Nigel Honeycutt.

- So what?

- I only mention it...

...because he is worth $ 700 million.

And just to let you know,

I'm back onboard, obviously.

So whenever you want to weigh anchor

is great.

Thank you.

So should I tell the captain?

Ready to weigh anchor?

Ready to push off?

Actually, no.

My daughter, Gemma, is joining us today...

...and I said I would wait here for her.

Oh, great. God.

When is she coming?

Where is she coming from?

How far away is she? How great.

I sent the chopper to Miami...

...but she could be anywhere.

That's so funny that you would wait

in Key West for her...

...when she's coming by chopper.

- Is it?

- Well, just because the helicopter...

...could just meet the boat anywhere.

I mean, anywhere at all, that's what's

so incredibly great about helicopters.

She wants to do some shopping.

What do you do, Tess?

I'm the new steward.

But what do you really do?

What makes you think I do anything

besides stewarding?

Stewing, stewarding,

stewarding? Stewarding.

My infallible lifelong instinct

for sizing people up.

Have you sized me up?

Not quite.

You don't mind the work,

but you're not here for long.

You have a deep but not entirely unclouded

love for the sea.

You perform your duties

with superlative efficiency and ease...

...suggestive of someone expending

approximately one-tenth...

...of her available brain power.

So...

...what do you do

with the remaining 90 percent...

...when you're not getting divorced?

I hope I'm not being too personal.

No, not at... Not at all.

It's just been a crazy couple of years.

It's probably his helicopter.

His daughter

is supposed to be arriving today.

The whole town is buzzing

with excitement.

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