Luckily Matthew McConaughey is interesting enough to watch that he can get away with being in bad movies. I bet he's great to work with too. You'd hire him just for the chance to hang out with him. I'm pretty sure that's how fifty percent of roles are cast. "That guy would be good to have around. Make him the next Batman." Too bad even the gravity of McConaughey couldn't bring people out to the theater. This movie lost upwards of one hundred and twenty five million dollars.
The movie is based off of a book, and it probably should have stayed that way, though I'm sure the author of the book is happy. I'd be happy for someone to take my books and make them into horrible movies if it meant I still get paid.