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2007
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Negative reviews
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2.5
While the film never quite reaches the emotional peaks it so obviously seeks to scale, Zwicks film is still potent enough to save you three months sal ..
Austin Chronicle
5.0
If you were morally caught up in Syriana and Hotel Rwanda, this is another movie that you wont want to miss.Edward Zwick is a director who is not afra ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.1
Edward Zwick brings unimpeachable good intentions to his film about the bloody underbelly of the international diamond trade, but when social conscien ..
Tv Guide
2.5
Zwick doesnt care either; his main goal is to present a slam bang adventure tale with lots of guns, chases and explosions, and a romance between two p ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
But the question is not whether Blood Diamond succeeds as a mature, politically minded piece of entertainment but whether it should be an entertainmen ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
The film is well written, depicting some heroes who arent really heroic.Everyone is using everyone else, but some actual heroism seeps through despite ..
Lariat
3.2
You can wring your hands over the plight of these poor villagers, and maybe youll even send a check to some humanitarian organization.But what good wi ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Edward Zwicks customary workmanlike direction keeps the action moving in a fairly straight line for most of its 138 minutes, and the film ends with an ..
News Review
3.0
In other words, the powers that be have turned an edgy story examining profoundly disturbing themes into an improbable adventure thriller.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Whilst in prison for smuggling, he learns of a rare and extremely valuable pink diamond that has been hidden by fellow prisoner, Solomon Vandy (Djimon ..
View London
3.8
It is not easy to make this sort of combination work; usually one or the other element falls down.In this case, the spectacular action sequences take ..
Cs Monitor
3.0
Still, despite its flaws, Blood Diamond is an excellently shot and edited adventure with two commanding performances.
Film Journal
3.1
Zwick makes a handsome film out of this combination of organics and plastic.
Boston
3.0
Everybody automatically accepts that the diamond, sight unseen, must be worth trillions.Suicidally stupid moves are made in the unreliable name of sus ..
Smh
4.0
Its an exciting, moving, worthy film just not quite as important as Zwick would like it to be.
Mountain X
3.2
As a result, Blood Diamond is a mixed bag, a sharply uneven picture, with many breathtaking and touching sequences but also just as many predictable a ..
Emanuellevy
3.0
Still, this is a thought provoking film and definitely a worthwhile one for fans of the action adventure genre.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.0
Then again, challenging the viewer is easy; challenging us while simultaneously providing an entertaining experience is the hard part.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
As responsible as Blood Diamond tries to be, this well made picture is ultimately an example of misery chic.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
3.0
I suppose we should just be grateful that it isnt up for an Oscar for Best Film.
Daily Mail
3.0
Great performances, provocative ideas and gripping action scenes fall prey to Hollywood logic and pat storytelling in the final hour.
Empire
2.8
Of course, Im still wondering if thats better than nothing.And it does have a few exciting suspense moments.
Movies
1.3
In some ways theres really nothing worse than a mediocre picture made with the intent of winning an Oscar.
Sf Gate
4.0
However, as a rootin tootin boys own adventure yarn it works just fine.
Bbc
5.0
This gripping, sophisticated thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly, is an extraordinary achievement in American c ..
Washington Post
4.4
Blood Diamond is riveting and insightful big budget cinema, marked with ace technical credits, grand location shooting, and characters not easily forg ..
The Movie Boy
3.5
But Peter Weir knew better: instead, he delivered a 102 minute movie that made its point and resisted the urge to play the Big Drama Card.
Bullz-Eye
3.8
Robin: Director Edward Zwick takes an old fashioned action thriller idea and breathes new life into the genre.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
It remains to be seen whether even a movie this powerful can change enough minds this one certainly is unsettling enough that it might have a chance.
Flickfilosopher
3.8
This is a narratively dense picture that requires constant attention from the audience.As an action/adventure tale, the film has its high points, but ..
ReelViews
3.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
3.1
It diffuses the films impact and drags it down rather than strengthen it.Still the diamond industry might see a decline in sales.
Hollywood
5.0
Director Edward Zwick has taken a first rate script by Charles Leavitt and produced a high energy, tension filled tale that tells a story along with e ..
Tony Medley
1.5
For every minute spent genuinely considering the lasting and devastating legacy of Western imperialism, five are spent watching the twinkles in their ..
Pajiba
3.8
Its a relatively simple story thats been stretched out to an occasionally excruciating two and a half hours, and although its never flat out boring, t ..
Reel Film
2.5
tries to juggle too many characters and purposes throughout its long running time... Blood Diamond works on many levels, although it doesnt do so cons ..
7M Pictures
3.1
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education ..
The Star
2.5
All of which detract from some decent performances by a talented cast.
Deseret News
4.0
These performances, the films riveting production design, its music and its evident good intentions help us overlook its flaws and raise our conscious ..
Urban Cine File
3.0
THE REEL LOWDOWN BEST QUOTE: In America its bling bling, but here its bling bang..BEST BIT: DiCaprio comes of age.
Mirror
4.0
A love story between a soldier of fortune and a reporter is a welcome thread along the way.
Varia Gate
3.8
Blood Diamond wants to be an action movie with a message, but it only meets half of its goal.
Three Movie Buffs
2.5
But a competitor is asking for decreases that could be almost as big.
Kansas City
3.1
Oddly, that makes the films many escape scenes all the more unbelievable; the characters are able to get away one too many times.Mr.
Big Picture Big Sound
4.4
Zwick and Leavitt have created a movie that is exciting, dangerous, and draws your attention like very few out there.
Waffle Movies
3.0
Theres nothing surprising about the ending, and by the time you get there, youre so annoyed by the lack of originality in the storytelling that even a ..
ComingSoon
3.5
It all pays off in the second half, as the characters are fleshed out in ways that didnt at first seem possible. The actors go beyond playing types an ..
News Week
2.0
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Entertainment Times Online ..
3.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.8
Blood Diamond was directed by Edward Zwick, a staunchly mainstream filmmaker who seems most at ease with the language of epic storytelling. If youre i ..
Chron
3.0
In another age, it would have been an adventure yarn much in the manner of Rider Haggards King Solomons Mines.Here, its a political thriller with inte ..
Film Guardian
2.0
Hollywood movies about Africa often contrive a balancing partnership of good black character and bad, or at least flawed, white character.
Film Guardian
1.5
The best directors like Eastwood and Scorsese usually keep their message under the action.But Eastwood in his later years allows message to be almost ..
Tony Mack
4.2
Blood Diamond could have wound up simply an average thriller, but Leonardo DiCaprios well rounded, brilliant performance gives the film a life beyond ..
From The Balcony
4.5
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Review Express
2.2
Truth is, neither, since Blood Diamond doesnt even have the courage to force upon its protagonist a true moral choice a move indicative of its omnipre ..
Nicks Chager
1.5
Blood Diamond shows us plenty of tragedy, but it all feels like Hollywood pathos.
Can Mag
4.5
Danny Archer is a veritable anti hero in a story of greed and brutality.
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
5.0
What an excellent film!.Director Zwick and cinematographer Eduardo Serra (Unbreakable) have managed to capture the vast beauty of Africa while maintai ..
Crazed Fan Boy
3.5
Most dramas, particularly those incorporating action, aim only for the brainless entertainment factor.
Metro Weekly
4.0
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Cine Rina
2.8
Its difficult to spot exactly what kind of story Blood Diamond wants to tell.
English Oh My News
1.7
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
Time Out Ny
2.5
Though filmed in Mozambique and South Africa, Blood Diamond is pure Hollywood, a hair raising roller coaster ride rife with gunplay and pyrotechnics.
Black Filim
3.0
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Times Online
2.0
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