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64 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 271 Ratings

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  • Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Summary: Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond, the kind of stone that can transform a life... or end it. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 39
  3. Negative: 2 out of 39
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: David Denby
    100
    Essentially a romantic adventure story with politics in the background--an old-fashioned movie, I suppose, but exciting and stunningly well made.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    60
    It's a reasonably entertaining actioner, and Zwick doesn't shy away from depicting violence or the horrors of war, but as a social statement it falls a little short. And emeralds are prettier anyway.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    DiCaprio and Connelly give off the sexual tension of pickled herring.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 104 out of 122
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 122
  3. Negative: 7 out of 122
  1. grandpajoe6191
    8
    With a great wild performance by DiCaprio and a surprisingly deep story, Edward Zwick's "Blood Diamond" is certainly one of the most discussed movie of the year.… Expand
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. Puneet
    5
    With a great wild performance by DiCaprio and a surprisingly deep story, Edward Zwick's "Blood Diamond" is certainly one of the most discussed movie of the year.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. EdwardT
    3
    lame, tooo long, good performances especially from Djimon, but so pretentious too much moral stuff in there that was misleading into a catasthrophic mess.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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