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Diamonds
Miramax Films
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sexual content, drug use and language
Starring
Kirk Douglas,
Dan Akroyd,
Corbin Allred,
Lauren Bacall,
and
Jenny McCarthy
As three generations of the Agensky family attempt to track down a set of long-lost diamonds, they must navigate through a maze of intrigue and indiscretion that ultimately leads them to find one another's love. (Miramax Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Mystery
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Allan Aaron Katz
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
John Mallory Asher
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: July 18, 2000
Video: July 28, 2000
Theatrical: December 10, 1999
|
| RUNNING TIME: |
93 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Germany / USA |

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60
LA Weekly
Chuck Wilson
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.

60
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
A heart-tugging comedy-adventure that's in the spirit of the holiday season.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
Diamonds doesn't shine.

50
Miami Herald
Sara Wildberger
See this movie for Douglas and Bacall, ignore the dialogue and just bask in their star chemistry, still strong after all these years.
50
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
A feel-good, heartwarming film that all but drowns in saccharine.

50
Dallas Observer
Luke Y. Thompson
As by-the-numbers as VCR instructions. And, inexplicably, it's also a blast.

50
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Thanks to (Douglas), Diamonds is quite affecting -- even if it's not a particularly good movie.
50
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Kirk Douglas' performance...is so strong and inspiring it's a shame there isn't a better movie around it.
50
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
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.
50
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
The only thing about the movie that isn't a transparent paste imitation is Douglas' hard, gleaming performance.

40
TV Guide
Ken Fox
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.

38
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Sadly unworthy of Douglas.

38
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
This road-trip piffle is basically a male version of a chick-bonding flick.
33
Portland Oregonian
Diana Abu-Jaber
Mingles bathos and pathos in unequal measures and instead of getting laughs, looks laughable.
30
TNT RoughCut
Christopher Brandon
A dud.
30
Film.com
Elizabeth Weitzman
There's nothing here but a messy lump of coal.

25
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
This condescending story wastes him (Douglas).

25
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
A depressingly hollow vehicle.

25
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A very bad movie and a genuinely moving experience.

25
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
A movie in which almost nothing works.

20
Film.com
John Hartl
Misbegotten comedy-drama.

20
Village Voice
Joe McGovern
With its superficial script, toneless direction, and unadmirable intentions...Diamonds is inappropriate for audiences of all ages.

13
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
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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