Review of Blood Diamond (2006) by Steven B — 06 Jun 2012

DiCaprio was great, but gah, I'm sick of Hounsou's overwrought "Angry African guy wants his family back!" performances.

This review of Blood Diamond (2006) was written by Steven B on 06 Jun 2012.

Blood Diamond has generally received very positive reviews.

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