"Blood Diamond:" actually, it should have been called

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"Romancing the Stone (with a conscience)."
One hates to degrade a film with such an obviously good heart... but facts are facts. This is one terrible film which couldn't make up its mind if it was "Rambo," the aforementioned Michael Douglas vehicle, or an exposÃ©. It fails on all three counts.
The bulletproof whiteman saving the black man's family. That says it all. Oh, and Africa is exploited.
Has there been less chemistry between romantic leads in a recent film? Of course, the clunkers they were forced to utter would have stymied Tracy and Hepburn.
One second, Leonardo is spouting off, "What's it with you (to Jennifer) Yanks--- always getting sentimental" and, two breaths later, he's tearfully sharing the fate of his parents. Boohooo.
Searching for the boy, searching for the stone... how about just one silly, far-fetched impossible task per movie?
And for God's sake, would the ending be possible in anyone's mind but that of a myriad of coke-snorting Hollywoodians?
By himself, the inexperienced fisherman suddenly can negociate the sale? When he couldn't find his own son alone on his home turf?
Much as been written about di Caprio's sudden emergence as an actor of substance!
Not here, not yet.
Did I for one moment think this was a "Man of Fortune?"
No.
It was painfully obvious this was a poorly shaven, bulked up Leonardo trying to be tough. He, like Edward Norton and Matt Damon and Marky Mark, just doesn't have the Mitchum-Palance-(Rob't.) Ryan-De Niro-Marvin or many other actors' tough-guy persona.
Good popcorn movie?
Yes, with reservations: better get the refillable bucket, giant-sized. As usual with this era of Hollywood film, it goes on for a good 30 minutes too long.

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Topic - "Blood Diamond:" actually, it should have been called - tinear 05:07:33 04/19/07 (10)

Man....lighten up - Troutbum 06:06:46 04/20/07 (0)

Re: "Blood Diamond:" actually, it should have been called - PdL 21:46:58 04/19/07 (0)

Re: "Blood Diamond:" actually, it should have been called - rico 14:22:39 04/19/07 (3)

You must have had a hard week, pobresito. See the above review of - tinear 16:13:42 04/19/07 (2)

Critically succesful, yes. Popular... not really. - sjb 16:48:08 04/19/07 (1)

I like balancing the scales, sj. Anyone that portrays BD as one of the - tinear 04:41:37 04/20/07 (0)

You're way too critical; it's a pretty good popcorn flick - DWPC 09:05:07 04/19/07 (0)

I enjoyed it... didn't think about it too much - sjb 08:29:40 04/19/07 (0)

And, he runs like a girl. (nt) - afilado 07:56:14 04/19/07 (0)

Bing....... - afilado 07:52:06 04/19/07 (0)

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