| 60 |
LA Weekly
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.
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| 60 |
Los Angeles Times
A heart-tugging comedy-adventure that's in the spirit of the holiday season.
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| 50 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Diamonds doesn't shine.
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| 50 |
Miami Herald
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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| 50 |
Film.com
A feel-good, heartwarming film that all but drowns in saccharine.
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| 50 |
Dallas Observer
As by-the-numbers as VCR instructions. And, inexplicably, it's also a blast.
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| 50 |
New York Post
Thanks to (Douglas), Diamonds is quite affecting -- even if it's not a particularly good movie.
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| 50 |
Chicago Tribune
Kirk Douglas' performance...is so strong and inspiring it's a shame there isn't a better movie around it.
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| 50 |
Rolling Stone
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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| 50 |
The New York Times
The only thing about the movie that isn't a transparent paste imitation is Douglas' hard, gleaming performance.
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| 40 |
TV Guide
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.
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| 38 |
Boston Globe
Sadly unworthy of Douglas.
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| 38 |
USA Today
This road-trip piffle is basically a male version of a chick-bonding flick.
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| 33 |
Portland Oregonian
Mingles bathos and pathos in unequal measures and instead of getting laughs, looks laughable.
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| 30 |
TNT RoughCut
A dud.
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| 30 |
Film.com
There's nothing here but a messy lump of coal.
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| 25 |
Entertainment Weekly
This condescending story wastes him (Douglas).
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| 25 |
New York Daily News
A depressingly hollow vehicle.
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| 25 |
Chicago Sun-Times
A very bad movie and a genuinely moving experience.
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| 25 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A movie in which almost nothing works.
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| 20 |
Film.com
Misbegotten comedy-drama.
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| 20 |
Village Voice
Joe McGovern
With its superficial script, toneless direction, and unadmirable intentions...Diamonds is inappropriate for audiences of all ages.
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| 13 |
Mr. Showbiz
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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