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33 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 23
  3. Negative: 12 out of 23
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  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    60
    Kirk Douglas turns 83 this very week, and surely the fact that he's pulled a rabbit out of the hat at this late date deserves a deep bow.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    A heart-tugging comedy-adventure that's in the spirit of the holiday season.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    50
    Kirk Douglas' performance...is so strong and inspiring it's a shame there isn't a better movie around it.
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  4. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Sara Wildberger
    50
    See this movie for Douglas and Bacall, ignore the dialogue and just bask in their star chemistry, still strong after all these years.
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  5. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    Thanks to (Douglas), Diamonds is quite affecting -- even if it's not a particularly good movie.
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  6. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Stack
    50
    Diamonds doesn't shine.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    50
    Isn't much of a movie, but it's worth a look just to see screen legend Kirk Douglas, Michael's eighty-three-year-old father, kick ass.
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  8. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    50
    As by-the-numbers as VCR instructions. And, inexplicably, it's also a blast.
  9. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    50
    A feel-good, heartwarming film that all but drowns in saccharine.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    The only thing about the movie that isn't a transparent paste imitation is Douglas' hard, gleaming performance.
  11. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    40
    It's painfully corny and surprisingly vulgar, but this embarrassing attempt at a father-son heart-warmer just happens to feature two Hollywood legends, and they're both in terrific form.
  12. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    38
    This road-trip piffle is basically a male version of a chick-bonding flick.
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  13. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    38
    Sadly unworthy of Douglas.
  14. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Diana Abu-Jaber
    33
    Mingles bathos and pathos in unequal measures and instead of getting laughs, looks laughable.
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  15. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    30
    There's nothing here but a messy lump of coal.
  16. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: Christopher Brandon
    30
    A dud.
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  17. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    25
    A very bad movie and a genuinely moving experience.
  18. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    25
    A depressingly hollow vehicle.
  19. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    25
    This condescending story wastes him (Douglas).
  20. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    25
    A movie in which almost nothing works.
  21. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joe McGovern
    20
    With its superficial script, toneless direction, and unadmirable intentions...Diamonds is inappropriate for audiences of all ages.
  22. Film.com
    Reviewed by: John Hartl
    20
    Misbegotten comedy-drama.
  23. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    13
    A treacly, ham-fisted, German-American co-production about family ties that should only have been released in the circle of Hell reserved for movie critics.
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