Blood Diamond is a solid movie, with excellent acting and a serious and important topic that i'm really happy that i learn about it thanks to this movie.

I wish the movie had focused more in Djimon Hounsou, who in my opinion was the emotional anchor and the most interesting part of all the movie. Also the story of the movie feels really convoluted and some topics are not explore enough.

i really do think leonardo dicaprio is one of the greatest actors of all time but djimon hounsou was really acting circles around him here

Edward Zwick is one of my favorite directors and here is another example of how he portrays events that either have happened or are still going on.
The events in this are probably still going on especially children being kidnapped and being trained to kill.
Leo's accent was perfect and he fits into the role with ease. The entire cast is perfectly suited and kudos to Djimon.
Very powerful and hard to watch in places but it needs to be seen.

Blood Diamond is one of the few DiCaprio films that has eluded me for whatever reason so today it was time to finally watch it.

Blood Diamond is yet another tough, gritty role that DiCaprio seems to thrive in. The action is fantastic set to a pace as fast as the machine guns that are constantly blazing.
The underlying story of Solomon Vandy [Djimon Hounsou] and his family that has been taken and his performance in trying to get them back showcases his terrific acting skills which made he and DiCaprio together something special to see.

This is only my second Edward Zwick film the first being one of my favorites in Defiance i think now i should check out more of his work.

James Newton Howard's score is so beautiful. Might be his best one.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Much better than I remembered,

It goes where you would expect, but thanks to some strong characters and fantastic performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou, this film becomes a highly engrossing journey.

Not every story beat flows that well, but the final product is great in it's own flawed way.

And as good as Leo is here, I still think he should've been nominated for The Departed instead of this.

The diamond fields of Sierra Leone in Africa, 1999. This war torn part of the world is the setting for this intense action/drama/thriller 

There is some ugly violence in this movie. Not many people can relate to such a life style, myself included. But this movie grabs your attention and keeps it. 

Is this Leo’s most underrated movie? I never hear much about it. Released same year as THE DEPARTED, that’s probably why. I’ve heard people both applaud and criticize his African accent in this. Seems good enough

Djiman Housou is great, such a strong presence in most of his roles. A powerful performance if you will.

Edward Zwick has made some great films! I’m a big fan and didn’t even know it

The acting trio was of DiCaprio, Housou, and Jennifer Connelly lead this movie and script in the right direction. A great effort by all

Must watch 

4 bones

Did this have to be 143 minutes long? Full of cliches and just generally a very boring movie.

Massive stereotypes but still awesome.

Blood Diamond is an excellent and very important film about the diamond industry and precisely where most diamonds used to come from. With fantastic performances all from Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and of course our favourite Jennifer Connolly :) . It’s a very intense thrill ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat or guranteed money back!! I’d say this is one of my favourite DiCaprio movies for some reason. It just suits him very well being in this movie. This one has a very high rewatch able value to me and I could honestly watch it again right now.

One of my first true loves on pirate DVD 

Still a leo classic to this day

I love the political message but it's entirely sidelined for cheap action and drama. There's barely any talk of consumerism and colonialism and the film ironically makes me feel the exact same as any article about the victims of the conflict, the exact mindset the film criticizes.

40 minutes too long.

DiCaprio performed brilliantly as always, Jennifer Connelly turned in a heartwarming performance, and Djimon Hounsou fills the supporting spot superbly as always. I swear that guy always pulls in solid supporting roles. This one keeps you on your toes, there’s as much running as there is dialogue 😂. Enjoyable watch for sure.

Family Box Office #6 - George’s Suggestion

Better than I expected, especially given the first 30-40 minutes. There’s only so much heedless slaughter I can manage before I switch off, but thankfully Zwick dials this down significantly once the main characters leave Freetown, and it becomes eminently watchable afterwards, and by that time you’re used to Leo’s slightly rocky accent.

There were a few instances when the political themes felt a little at odds with the surrounding film (eg. At one point when Connelly’s journalist character says ‘what you think I’m exploiting them?’ as she’s writing up an article. It’s not exactly subtle), but it mostly works. Connelly’s character gets the least screen time and never really gets properly fleshed out, but she has enough chemistry with DiCaprio that it’s fine when they’re onscreen together.

Ending is a little bit perfunctory, but it gets the job done.

Can I give this 2.75 stars? It's okay, but it feels like it has an identity problem. It's not really an action movie, but it's shot like one. It's trying to be a genocide drama, but kinda washes over the atrocities a bit. It's fine

Solid and exciting, emotionally resonant but not overly manipulative. Falls short of being insightful or challenging but it doesn't fall into the trap of being offensive.

Legit insane that Leo got an Oscar nomination for The Departed for Blood Diamond.