Blood Diamond
The plot revolves around a smuggler, fisherman and a group of businessmen who set out to get diamonds in a struggling country which is in the midst of power struggle between the rebellious forces and the government
25 July 1967, Durban, South Africa
8 December 1965, Birmingham, England, UK
August 11, 1989 in New Orleans
4 April 1979, New Delhi, India
27 February 1982, Sierra Leone
24 April 1964, Cotonou, Benin
11 August 1973, Purley, Surrey, England, UK
29 July 1972, Schenectady, New York, USA
April 23, 2009
After centuries of raping Africa for its resources, now we exploit its misery for our amusement.
February 03, 2007
Blood Diamond has all the cinematic punch of a lengthy Nation article.
December 08, 2006
[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.
February 02, 2009
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.
March 28, 2014
It's clear that Blood Diamond takes quite a while to wholeheartedly get going...
June 29, 2007
Both excitingly well made and dispiritingly formulaic.
January 25, 2007
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.
July 06, 2010
Despite fine performances, Blood Diamond is an unfortunate disappointment due to heavy handed direction which dilutes its message.
December 08, 2006
It succeeds well at what it sets out to do: wrapping a worthy message in a compelling story.
February 28, 2008
Yes, Blood Diamond is preachy, but it's a sermon we need to hear.
December 11, 2006
DiCaprio proves himself the most watchful and watchable actor of his age.
