Diamond Men2001
Diamond Men (2001)
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Critic Consensus: Robert Forster's tour-de-force performance, along with Daniel M. Cohen's sensitive direction and subtly shaded screenplay, brings rare heft to this mentor/protégé buddy film.
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Cast
as Eddie Miller
as Bobby Walker
as Katie Harnish
as Tina
as Tip Rountree
as Brad
as John Ludwig
as Cherry
as Fran
as Amber
as Priscilla
as Carl
as Executive
as Customer
as Emily
as Monica
as Sharon
as Jeweler
as Mick
as Fess
as Brennan
as Detective
as Cab Driver
Critic Reviews for Diamond Men
All Critics (63) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (51) | Rotten (12) | DVD (2)
The movie is warmed by a fine sense of place and the lovingly elaborated detail of the salesman's life.
Wahlberg looks like a rising star, while the seasoned Forster manifests his usual sober authority and approachable masculinity.
Sacrificing excellent characters to an ultimately lame payoff, Diamond Men's potential as a diamond in the rough turn out to be more 'rough' than 'diamond.'
Stilted, bland and two-dimensional.
Delightful, low-key comedy.
Pacing and story problems aside, this is as fine a showcase for Forster, Armstrong and Wahlberg as they could want, a real actor's picture.
Audience Reviews for Diamond Men
Robert Forster's subtle "nice guy" performance in "Diamond Men" is one of the main reasons to watch the film, if not the only reason. Donnie Wahlberg is likable in his supporting role and the script offers some fine twists, but there is nothing here that engages or involves viewer. Cohen's direction and script hold up for the most part, but neither is very solid.
Super Reviewer
A little uneven in tone and pace, but made largely enjoyable by a well written script and Robert Forster.
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[font=Century Gothic]In "Diamond Men", Eddie Miller(Robert Forster) has been a traveling diamond salesman for the past thirty years in central Pennsylvania but because of a recent heart attack, he cannot be insured anymore. The only chance he has to keep his job is to train his successor, Bobby Walker(Donnie Wahlberg), a brash newcomer, whose only experience is maintaining vending machines.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Diamond Men" is a modest slice-of-life movie that is as much about respecting the traditions of the past and small towns, as it is about not fearing what will come next. And it is helped enormously by a splendid performance by Robert Forster. But I don't know how I feel about the ending.[/font]
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