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Diamonds (1999)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:9

Rotten:24

Average Rating:4.1/10

Consensus: Kirk Douglas' flinty performance fails to overshadow an otherwise dull and cliche-ridden affair.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Douglas plays Harry, a one-time prize fighter who embarks on a life-changing road trip with his son Lance (Dan Aykroyd) and teenage grandson (Corbin Allred). Feisty at 80 despite a recent stroke,...

Douglas plays Harry, a one-time prize fighter who embarks on a life-changing road trip with his son Lance (Dan Aykroyd) and teenage grandson (Corbin Allred). Feisty at 80 despite a recent stroke, Harry is faced with the prospect of being sent to a retirement home by his family.

Instead of giving in to a sheltered life, Harry convinces Michael and Lance to join him in search of thirteen long lost diamonds.

Harry leads the younger men on a touching and comic adventure across Nevada, where the trio encounters all sorts of trouble. Along the way, they meet up with pit bosses, gangsters, an intriguing madam named Sin-Dee, portrayed by Lauren Bacall, and the women in her brothel, including the irrepressible Jenny McCarthy.

In the end, Harry and his family discover that nothing is more important than the time they shared together. [More]

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Corbin Allred

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Corbin Allred, Jenny McCarthy, Kurt Fuller, Mariah O'Brien

Director: John Asher

Director: John Asher
Screenwriter: Allan Aaron Katz
Producer: Patricia Green
Composer: Joel Goldsmith

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Jul 18, 2000

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  • Diamonds
  • Ths funny and touching comedy hit features Kirk Douglas (OSCAR, GREEDY) and Dan Aykroyd (BLUES BROTHERS 2000, GHOSTBUSTERS) in a shining cast of great stars! Harry Agensky (Douglas) is a feisty ex-boxing champ who shows that he still has some punch left when he talks his son (Aykroyd) and grandson into taking a road trip from Canada to Reno, Nevada! There, the trio takes up the search for 13 missing diamonds that Harry was promised for throwing a fight years ago! With sexy Jenny McCarthy (SCREAM 3, BASEKETBALL) and the legendary Lauren Bacall (THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES) adding to the already high-spirited hilarity, don't miss your chance to come along for this trio's wild comedy adventure.
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    I wouldn't call Douglas's performance particularly award-worthy other than for sentimental reasons.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Michael Dequina
    Michael Dequina
    TheMovieReport.com

    Wince-inducing dialogue.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Ken Fox
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Sadly, Kirk Douglas' real-life stroke is the most compelling ingredient in Miramax's new cobbled-together caper flick.

    Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Eric Gordon
    Eric Gordon
    IFilm

    It'll be hard not to check your watch every five minutes.

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    01/01/00
    Ernest Hardy
    Ernest Hardy
    Film.com
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    The star's courageous performance is the main attraction of a movie that shamelessly pours on the sentiment.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Stephen Holden
    Stephen Holden
    New York Times
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    Douglas, still vigorous at 83, carries the film with one of the best performances of his long career, probably because many of his scenes are straight from the heart.

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    01/01/00
    Valerie Kuklenski
    Valerie Kuklenski
    Los Angeles Daily News

    In technique, Diamonds is rather placid.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Wesley Lovell
    Wesley Lovell
    Apollo Guide

    Douglas, always one of Hollywood's most vigorous actors, still commands the screen as Harry.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Lou Lumenick
    Lou Lumenick
    New York Post
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    Unless you've just GOT to see what is most likely to be Kirk Douglas's last movie, there's really no reason to see this at all.

    Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Eric Lurio
    Eric Lurio
    Greenwich Village Gazette

    Inappropriate for audiences of all ages.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    05/19/02
    Joe McGovern
    Joe McGovern
    Village Voice
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    I have to admit I shed some sentimental tears during the movie, so it's not really very bad at all, but it could have used a script polish.

    Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
    06/15/01
    Karina Montgomery
    Karina Montgomery
    Cinerina

    Even in his prime, Douglas couldn't have saved himself from this cliche-ridden script.

    Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Bill Pearis
    Bill Pearis
    Citysearch

    The tag line for Diamonds promises that 'searching for buried treasure was never this much fun.' Replace 'much fun' with 'dull' and that marketing slogan suddenly gains a lot of truth.

    Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Matt Reichl
    Matt Reichl
    Reel.com

    [Not] a work of art, or even entertainment, but the filmic commensurate of a crippled panhandler using his handicap to beg for sympathy and change on a streetcorner.

    Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Chuck Rudolph
    Chuck Rudolph
    Matinee Magazine

    It’s a male-bonding road movie that veers off a weary course filled with dreary clichés on the way to a possible treasure in diamonds. The trip is barely worth it.

    Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Elias Savada
    Elias Savada
    Nitrate Online

    Corny dialogue and a contrived plot.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
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    Shirley Sealy
    Shirley Sealy
    Film Journal International

    Kirk Douglas is still the champ.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
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    Kevin Thomas
    Kevin Thomas
    Los Angeles Times
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    A thoroughly enjoyable piece.

    Full Review Source: Stage Newspaper | comment Comment
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    Mac Verstandig
    Mac Verstandig
    Stage Newspaper

    A thoroughly enjoyable piece.

    Full Review Source: Moviereviews.org | comment Comment
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    Mac Verstandig
    Mac Verstandig
    Moviereviews.org

    Simply a pleasure.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Chuck Walton
    Chuck Walton
    Hollywood.com
     
     
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