An issue-based thriller with a weak story, Blood Diamond is almost good. Mind you, no more.
A white diamond smuggler (DiCaprio) and an innocent black fisherman (Hounsou) join reluctantly together - with opposing moral and psychological motivations – in civil war-ravaged Sierra Leone (late 90’s Africa). They are on a violent crusade to find a pink diamond in a race against death and brutal, warring government and rebel troops that covet it too. The background is unethical international gem trade, terrible reality of child-soldiers and slave labour in a poor, brutally ravaged continent.
The film boasts of above par action sequences and a remarkable performance from Leonardo DiCaprio. But the screenplay is an over-done advocate for your conscience. Good first half, heavy second. Thanks to the disappointing stereotype of a sermonizing American journalist (an attractive but wasted Jennifer Connelly) helping the smuggler find nobility in the midst of moral chaos.
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Got here from blogchaat..... Love this place! I'm going through all the archives..... Heh heh heh.....
I haven't seen Blood Diamond myself, but your review seems pretty succint and to-the-point. Well done.
Hi Anonymous, glad you liked this place.
Hi Shiny, this came about thanks to one of my friends, who wanted me to write a film review within 150 words. I did it and felt so dissatisfied with it, since I couldn't hold forth in detail or to my heart's content. Movie buff that I'm, heh. Oh I did learn a thing or two about writing, the result notwithstanding. But pleased you thought it was brief and pointed. As to the movie, really, that's probably another post.
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