Review of Blood Diamond (2006) by Chris M — 06 Jan 2013
A South African fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) who is taken away from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields finds a rare pink diamond that is very valuable. When a smuggler (Leonardo DiCaprio) who sells diamonds for financial interest learns of his discovery that is safely hidden, they embark on an unusually strenuous journey together to recover the diamond in Edward Zwick's action drama, Blood Diamond.
The performances by DiCaprio and Hounsou are fine, but the character Jennifer Connelly plays is unnecessary and dramatically distracting. Furthermore, the story is very silly especially considering the amount of violence involved for the sake of bloody diamonds.
The more you think about what the meaning of the violence is, the less the film dramatically works.
This review of Blood Diamond (2006) was written by Chris M on 06 Jan 2013.
Blood Diamond has generally received very positive reviews.
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