Blood Diamond (2006)
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 211
Fresh: 131 | Rotten: 80
Blood Diamond overcomes poor storytelling with its biting commentary and fine performances.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 48
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 16
Blood Diamond overcomes poor storytelling with its biting commentary and fine performances.
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A South African mercenary and a Mende fisherman find their fates forever intertwined as they embark on a quest to obtain a rare and highly coveted pink diamond in director Edward Zwick's frantic adventure drama. Ripped from his family farm and forced to toil away in the sweltering South African diamond fields, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) discovered an extraordinary rough stone of immeasurable value. Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a hired gun who specializes in the sale of so-called
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Cast
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Danny Archer -
Jennifer Connelly
Maddy Bowen -
Djimon Hounsou
Solomon Vandy -
Jimi Mistry
Nabil -
Michael Sheen
Simmons -
Arnold Vosloo
Ambassador Walker -
David Harewood
Captain Poison -
Basil Wallace
Benjamin Kapanay -
Benu Mabhena
Jassie Vandy -
Ntare Mwine
M'Ed -
Ato Essandoh
Commander Rambo -
Kagiso Kuypers
Dia Vandy -
Anthony J. Coleman
Cordell Brown -
Anointing Lukola
N'Yanda Vandy -
Marius Weyers
Van de Kaap -
Bouba Badiane
Tupac T-shirt -
Percy Matsemela
Commander Zero -
Ronnie Nyakale
Digger 1 -
Tony Kgoroge
Troop Leader -
Nick Reding
British DFID Minister -
Klemens Becker
German Minister -
Akin Omotoso
Peacekeeper -
Chimène Costa
Red Cross Worker -
Dini Nondumo
Mende UN Worker -
Grant Brett Swanby
UNCHR Official -
Tau Maserumule
R.U.F. Soldier 1 -
Adetokumboh M'Cormack
R.U.F. Trainer -
Martin Abdul Jabbar
Guinean Guard -
Gaurav Chopra
French Journalist -
Karl McMillan
Aussie Journalist -
David Lee
Cockney Journalist -
Jonathan Pienaar
SA Cameraman -
Sonni Chidiebere
Kamajoor Headman -
Nnamdi Onyeiwu
Kamajoor -
Nhlanhla Mavimbela
Child Solider 1 -
Mfuno Pisani
Child Soldier 2 -
Phado Bahola
Child Soldier 3 (Indoc) -
Thabang Mothle
Child Soldier 4 (Indoc) -
Buhle Seya
Child Soldier 5 (Indoc) -
Sizwe Makapela
Child Soldier 6 (Indoc) -
Tyrone Keogh
SA Page -
Winston Ntshona
Old Mende Man -
Mduduzi Mabaso
Rebel -
Nat Ramabulana
Rebel -
Zenzo Ngqobe
Rebel -
Mlungisi Hlophe
Rebel -
Carol Behane
Mother at the Bridge -
Nigel Harman
News Reporter -
Clare Holman
News Reporter -
Kedibone Tholo
Prostitute -
Koketso Mojela
Prostitute -
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All Critics (211) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (139) | Rotten (82) | DVD (30)
Both excitingly well made and dispiritingly formulaic.
Blood Diamond has all the cinematic punch of a lengthy Nation article.
It doesn't entirely evade the issue at its core - conflict diamonds - in favour of pure action by way of guns and planes, thrills and spills; but it hardly embraces the subject fully either.
DiCaprio proves himself the most watchful and watchable actor of his age.
Top CriticIt succeeds well at what it sets out to do: wrapping a worthy message in a compelling story.
[Director Zwick] is craftsman enough that the pace never slackens, the chase scenes thrill, and the battle scenes sicken. And if it makes viewers think twice about buying their sweethearts that hard-won hunk of ice for Christmas, so much the better.
Despite fine performances, Blood Diamond is an unfortunate disappointment due to heavy handed direction which dilutes its message.
Diamonds may be forever, but Blood Diamond hopefully will only last through the Oscar season
After centuries of raping Africa for its resources, now we exploit its misery for our amusement.
Blood Diamond is a movie zircon. It doesn't cut glass, but it cuts plot, character, and credibility. It could be Hotel Rwanda, but instead it's Motel Deep-Six.
From the first moments of the movie, director Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai, Courage Under Fire) establishes that Blood Diamond will not show the idealized Africa of lions and safaris you're used to.
Violent melodrama over-simplifies painful issue.
Yes, Blood Diamond is preachy, but it's a sermon we need to hear.
The more I see of their work, the more I realise that directors Ed Zwick and Sam Mendes have one thing very sharply in common -- both are filmmakers who make movies that they think are far more important than they actually are.
Never quite overcomes its mindless blockbuster mentality.
This is one powerful film. The shooting style is intense, mixing action with heart-wrenching drama with Leonardo DiCaprio's faux South African accent.
Beneath the shocking brutality in Blood Diamond is the story of father searching for his son which, thanks to Mr. Hounsou's work, is nearly worth the price of admission.
Truly offensive is the film's go-nowhere result, its purported liberal ideologies untapped beyond their potential for speedy, soulless entertainment.
Blood Diamond remains worth watching, especially in its new HD trim and with its added bonus features. (HD DVD Edition)
Rambo for liberals
Audience Reviews for Blood Diamond
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Super Reviewer
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- Danny Archer: [to Maddy] Well, off the record, I like to get kissed before I get fucked.
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- Danny Archer: In America it's bling bling, in here it's bling bang!
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- Child Soldier 3 (Indoc): I am the Master of Disaster.
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- Captain Poison: You think I am a devil, but only because I have lived in Hell.
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- M'Ed: We're here long before you came, long after you're gone.
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- Danny Archer: I'm from Rhodesia.
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